Issue - meetings
Overview of the General Fund Budget Q2
Meeting: 09/12/2025 - Council (Item 112)
112 Overview of the General Fund Budget Q2 
PDF 613 KB
To consider the report of the Strategic Director for Corporate Resources.
Additional documents:
- 12. 2025-26 Quarter 2 - Appendix 1, item 112
PDF 113 KB
- 12. 2025-26 Quarter 2 - Appendix 2, item 112
PDF 140 KB
- 12. 2025-26 Quarter 2 - Appendix 3, item 112
PDF 79 KB
- 12. Appendix 4 - Budget Reduction Monitoring - Quarter 2 Update, item 112
PDF 112 KB
- 12. Appendix 5 - Quarter 2 Areas of Budgetary Risk, item 112
PDF 163 KB
- Item 12, item 112
PDF 64 KB
Minutes:
The Leader moved the recommendations of the report, seconded by Councillor Wood, and invited the Head of Service – Finance to present the report.
The Head of Service – Finance presented the report, making the following points:
- this was an update after six months of the financial year;
- the Section 151 Officer recommended that council take no action at this stage;
- the General Fund working balance was expected to return to the required level soon; and
- the Council would continue to receive a recovery grant.
The Head of Service – Finance responded to Member’s questions in the following terms:
- an answer would be provided regarding the RingGo charges outside of the meeting; and
- the underspend on the Civic Centre relocation had been carried forward to pay an instalment of the compensation payment next financial year.
Following a vote the recommendations of this report were CARRIED.