Report to be circulated separately.

The Director of Finance submitted a report seeking approval of the submission of the Value for Money Gains National Indicator 179 (NI179) which is required to be with the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) by 24 July 2009.

Resolved -  

(1)  That the Value for Money Gains National Indicator 179 submission be approved.

(2)  That the Director of Finance be authorised to make any amendments to include information received from Merseytravel and the Merseyside Waste Disposal Authority prior to submission.

(3)  That a further report be brought to Cabinet on the 2009/10 NI 179 estimate  which will be due for submission in October 2009.