The Chancellor of the Exchequer presented his Pre-Budget Report on 24 November 2008 and the Director of Finance provided a summary of the key implications for local authorities.

Resolved -That support be given to the Local Government Association, in presenting the case that, as local authorities are the most efficient part of the public sector and contributing more than their fair share to savings, the increased £5 billion efficiency target should be weighted towards other parts of the public sector.