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Transformation Strategy 2012 - 2017 East Ayrshire Council Transformation Strategy 2012 - 2017 Cabinet - 5 December 2012 Budget Proposals 1 THIS PAGE HAS INTENTIONALLY BEEN LEFT BLANK 2 EAST AYRSHIRE COUNCIL CABINET – 5 DECEMBER 2012 TRANSFORMATION STRATEGY 2012 – 2017 BUDGET PROPOSALS Report by Executive Director of Finance and Corporate Support 1 PURPOSE OF REPORT 2 To report progress against the Council’s Transformation Strategy and to recommend the General Services Revenue Budget for 2013/14 and draft budgets for 2014/15 to 2016/17 together with the increase in Council House Rents for 2013/14. 3 BACKGROUND 4 The Council on 28 June 2012 approved a Transformation Strategy 2012/17 designed to ensure that council services can remain financially sustainable in the current economic climate. 5 The UK Government has signalled its intention to continue with its austerity programme and consequential reductions in public spending over the medium term. The position for Scotland and for Scottish local government will mirror this and financial planning over the next few years will continue to present a significant challenge. The graph below outlines the continuing direction of public spending in Scotland based on Scottish Government forecasts. Projected Scottish Government Resources 32 30 7% / £2.1 billion prices) 17% / £5.3 billion 13 ‐ 28 2012 26 (£billion, DEL 24 Scottish 22 20 2010‐11 2011‐12 2012‐13 2013‐14 2014‐15 2015‐16 2016‐17 Current UK Spending Review period Based on UK Government forecast Source: Scottish Government : Scottish Budget ‐ Draft Budget 2013‐14 3 6 The Scottish Government has stated its desire to continue to deliver a number of key commitments as part of its spending plans. These include: • Real terms protection for the NHS revenue budget; • Maintaining the commitment for 1,000 additional police officers; • No higher education tuition fees; • Free prescriptions; • Concessionary bus travel; • Council tax freeze; • Maintaining teacher numbers in line with pupil numbers. 7 The terms of a proposed funding package for Scottish local government in 2013/14 were set out in a Local Government Finance Circular issued on 27 November 2012. The figures were broadly in line with the February 2012 Finance Circular which announced a three year funding package. Financial year 2013/14 is essentially a cash-flat budget for local government after adjusting for Police and Fire. 8 In addition the Finance Circular included confirmation of previously anticipated funding for the following items where expenditure has already been identified to match the allocated funds. Item £m Blue Badge Scheme 0.016 Looked after Children 0.040 Council Tax Support Scheme(this relates to 80% of the 0.501 funding – para 27 refers) Family Support 0.074 Total 0.631 The overall unallocated impact of the Finance Circular is additional income totalling £0.121m. 9 The Council’s Transformation Strategy indicated a projected budget gap of £34.1m by 2016/17. This is on the assumption that year on year funding remains cash-flat and that services continue to be delivered at the same level and in the same way as they are currently. The proposals set out in this report and associated papers recommend specific actions to reduce this gap. Actions proposed take account of the need to deliver against specific targets to achieve the Council’s Strategic Priorities; • Raise educational attainment and equip our young people for the world of work; • Promote town centre living; • Support older people to live independently in the community. 10 Performance frameworks will allow progress against these priorities to be measured and the budget proposals are designed not to compromise their achievement. 4 11 The 2012/13 budget, agreed in December 2011, included the use of £6.013m of reserves to balance the budget. This was designed to allow the new Council flexibility in determining future strategy and to ensure the Council had “time to plan, time to prepare and time to change”. The use of reserves is non-recurring funding and as such presents an additional pressure within the 2013/14 budget process. 12 A letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth to COSLA dated 20 September 2012, confirmed that if any council does not agree to the full package available then it will have its allocation reduced by its needs based share of a package of resources worth in total £109 million across the whole of local government. This package of resources to be removed is made up of each council’s needs based share of: • £70 million to deliver a Council Tax freeze; and • £39 million for the teacher commitments. This would equate to a £2.414m reduction for East Ayrshire. 13 In a departure from the two stage sign-off arrangements agreed for previous settlements, for 2013-14 only those Councils who do not intend to take up the offer and agree the full package of measures set out in the 20 September letter are required to write to the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth setting out the reasons why they do not wish to comply. The Council’s Transformation Strategy and the proposals contained within this report and associated papers assume that the Council will wish to comply. 14 COST PRESSURES 15 All departments and services can point to issues arising from external demand and from aspirations on service levels and quality. The financial position is such however that further demands within services will require to be accommodated from a redesign of existing service models combined with a refocusing of resources to the highest priority areas whilst ensuring that statutory services are maintained. Executive Directors are expected to ensure that services are managed within overall departmental budgets and to take action to resolve any overspends arising during the year, with Cabinet consideration and approval being required where changes to policy or service levels would be needed to do this. 16 Following the pay freeze which has been in place for the last two years, there appears to be an expectation of an easement in this and COSLA has made a pay offer for 2013/14 comprising a 1% increase for all employee groups together with the implementation of a Scottish Local Government Living Wage which could be implemented through a supplement being paid to bring the lowest hourly rate up to £7.50 per hour. The final position will depend upon national negotiations between COSLA and Trade Unions. The implementation of the Living Wage within the Council has been the subject of 5 ongoing dialogue with the Trade Unions and proposed changes in employees terms and conditions will assist in meeting the cost. 17 Unavoidable cost increases such as national insurance pension, contributions and contractual price inflation, including in relation to energy, property costs, transport and carbon reduction commitment costs, have also been factored in. 18 An inflationary uplift on discretionary income of 3% has been applied, other than for Leisure Services although flexibility has been given to Executive Directors and Heads of Service to set appropriate fees and charges for certain services anddetails of existing and proposed charges for 2012/13 are attached at Appendix 2. If Leisure Services are transferred to a new Trust, the trust would be responsible for setting prices and in these circumstances it is proposed that no increase for 2013/14 be included to allow maximum flexibility. Price levels would form part of the discussion with the Council in terms of the Service Level Agreement and Business Plan. If the proposal to establish a Trust is not accepted, the Cabinet would be able to review the position on charges before April 2013. A further report finalising the Educational and Social Services approved rates and charges will be presented to Cabinet once national negotiations have concluded. 19 The previously agreed pricing structure for burial charges had a differential built in for residents / non-residents of East Ayrshire. It is proposed to align the charges to have a single charge regardless of the place of residence of the deceased. The revised charges have been configured to maintain an overall income target increase of 3%. 20 Certain charges, such as planning fees, registration searches and Landfill Tax, are outwith the control of the Council and in such cases may not reflect the 3% inflationary increase. 21 The ten year Capital Programme is now substantially progressed and will be reviewed and extended with proposals being presented to the Cabinet before the start of the new financial year. The Transformation Strategy notes that new capital projects should be expected to demonstrate net savings over the lifetime of the asset. 22 The Capital Fund can be utilised to meet any expenditure of the authority to which capital is properly applicable or to make repayment of the principal element of debt charges. In line with current treasury management estimates, it is proposed to continue to utilise the Capital Fund to repay an element of debt charges each year in order to smooth the impact on the revenue budget arising from the current profile of capital expenditure. 23 Current treasury management forecasts anticipate a projected maximum of £6.131m being drawn down from the Capital Fund in financial year 2012/13 in support of capital expenditure and debt financing costs. Capital financing estimates include a requirement for appropriations from the Capital Fund to continue until 2016/17, with a total draw down not exceeding £10.150m over that period. 6 24 Strathclyde Police and Strathclyde Fire and Rescue will become part of their respective Scotland-wide forces with effect from 1 April 2013, and will then receive funding directly from the Scottish Government. The removal of the Council contribution to running costs in the form of a precept payment, is offset by a commensurate reduction in the grant received from the Scottish Government.
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