The Director of Finance advised that further to the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement for 2008/11, announced on 6 December 2007, the Local Government Minister had confirmed in her statement on 26 November 2009 that the third and final year of the Settlement would not change from the indicative figures already published.

RESOLVED: That

(1)  the implications of the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement be noted;

(2)  the proposed response to the consultation be endorsed; and

(3)  the Authority continues to use every opportunity to state the case for further improvement to the Provisional Settlement.