COUNCIL RESOLVED -

(i)

That the Housing Revenue Account, as set out in Appendix 2 of the report, be approved.

(ii)

That the Housing Capital Programme for the five years 2022/23 to 2026/27, as set out in Appendix 3 of the report, be approved.

COUNCIL RESOLVED -

(i)

That the Capital Programme for 2022/23 be approved.

(ii)

That the provisional programmes for 2023/24 to 2026/27 be approved.

(iii)

That the provisional capital financing for the programme, as set out in appendix 3 of the report, and the delegated authority to the Strategic Director, Resources and Digital, to enter prudential borrowing which is consistent with the requirements of the Capital Programme and the Council’s Treasury Management Strategy be noted.

COUNCIL RESOLVED -

(i)

That the fees and charges for 2022/23, as set out in Appendix 2 of the report, be approved.

(ii)

That the Strategic Director, Resources and Digital, be authorised to make any necessary adjustments to correct any errors in the schedule of Fees and Charges.

(1)

That Gateshead’s Band D council tax for 2022/23 is increased by 2.99% (including a 1% adult social care Government charge) to £1,972.17.

(2)

That the revenue estimates of £254.304 million for 2022/23 be approved.

(3)

That the extension of council tax hardship scheme be extended into 2022/23 using existing funds to reduce all working age Local Council Tax Support recipients bills by £50 in 2022/23.

(4)

That the budgeted use of £29.239 million Earmarked Reserves in 2022/23 be approved (comprising of £1.750 million budgeted use of strategic, £8.996 million budgeted use of pandemic, £12.675 million ringfenced covid support to retained business rates and £5.818 million budget sustainability).

(5)

That the proposed budgets including the indicative schools funding presented in Appendix 2 be agreed.

(6)

That the outcome of initial budget consultation outlined in Appendix 4 be noted.

(7)

That the conclusions of the Strategic Director, Resources and Digital, in respect of the robustness of budget estimates and adequacy of reserves outlined in Appendix 5 be noted.

(8)

That the prudential and treasury indicators set out in Appendix 7 of the report be agreed.

(9)

That the method of calculating the Minimum Revenue Provision (MRP) for 2022/23 as set out in Appendix 8 of the report be approved.

(10)

That it be noted that at its meeting on 25 January 2022, Cabinet agreed the following amounts for the year 2022/23 in accordance with regulations made under Section 31B (3) of the Local Government Finance Act 1992 as amended by the Localism Act 2011:-

(a)  52,660.9 being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with regulation 3 of the Local Authorities (Calculation of Council Tax Base) (England) Regulations 2012, as its Council Tax base for the year;

(b)  1,214.1 for Lamesley Parish being the amount calculated by the Council, in accordance with regulation 6 of the Regulations, as the amount of its Council Tax base for the year for dwellings in those parts of its area to which  ...  view the full minutes text for item CL84

COUNCIL RESOLVED -

That the proposal to opt-in to the sector-led option for the appointment of external auditors for five financial years commencing 1 April 2023 be approved.