RESOLVED:

That Cabinet:

3.4.     Accepted the themes identified by the cross-party task and finish group and take them into account in the development of the council budget for 2025/26.

3.5.     Accepted the feedback from the Transformation & Improvement Scrutiny on learning from the collaborative budget process and how it compares to the previous alternative budget arrangements.

3.6.     Considered and confirmed that the Collaborative Budget approach should be adopted by Council in future years.