That it be RECOMMENDED TO COUNCIL that:

1.      a net budget of £8,732,790 be APPROVED.

2.      a Band D Council Tax of £114.36, an increase of £5.00 per annum, be APPROVED. 

3.      the use of New Homes Bonus, as proposed in Paragraph 3.5, be APPROVED.

4.      the Capital Programme, as proposed in Appendix A to the report, be APPROVED.

5.      the Capital Prudential Indicators, as proposed in Appendix B to the report, be APPROVED.

6.      the annual Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) statement, as contained in Appendix B to the report, be APPROVED.

7.      the 2018/19 Treasury Management Strategy, as proposed in Appendix C to the report, be APPROVED.

8.      the 2018/19 Flexible Use of Capital Receipts Strategy, as proposed in Appendix D to the report, be APPROVED.

9.      the Council’s involvement in a 100% Retained Business Rates Pilot in Gloucestershire for 2018/19, as detailed in Appendix E to the report, be NOTED.