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Business Ratepayers Consultation Event
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Welcome
Caroline WilliamsChief Executive, Norfolk Chamber
of Commerce @nccCaroline
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Agenda• Welcome
Caroline Williams, Norfolk Chamber • Budget planning, financial prospects & business rates
2016Simon George, Norfolk County Council
• Re-imagining Norfolk programme & devolution agendaDr Wendy Thomson, Norfolk County Council
• Q&A • Free Networking
• Event Close
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Budget planning, financial prospects & business
rates 2016Simon George, Executive Director
of Finance of Norfolk County Council @NorfolkCC
Norfolk’s Budget 2016-19and Support for Business
Wendy Thomson, Managing Director &Simon George, Executive Director of Finance
13 January 2016
National Context• The Chancellor has announced an ongoing
period of “fiscal consolidation” to the end of this parliament
• Local Government remains an “unprotected” area of spending
• Major costs pressures exist in both the social care system and the NHS
National Context• The Spending Review announced that the overall central
government Departmental Expenditure Limit for local government will decrease by 56% in real terms, although this is expected to be offset in part by increased Business Rates and Council Tax. The Government anticipates overall local government spending to face a total real terms decrease of 6.7% between 2015-16 and 2019-20, based on current inflation forecasts
• The Provisional Local Government Settlement has subsequently set out details of the reductions in local government funding (Settlement Funding Assessment) between the adjusted 2015-16 position and 2019-20, which will see reductions in England of 31.8%, a reduction for shire counties of 43.1%, and a reduction for Norfolk of 33.0% over the period.
Where we spend your money:• £615m Children’s Services
• £359m Adult Social Services
• £263m Community and Environmental Services
• £76m General Finance
• £45m Running the Council
• £33m Public Health
• £22m Finance and Property Department
Where the money comes from:
Funding Gap 2016-19
Currently consulting on £123.163m new savings over the three years 2016-19.
Pressures and SavingsIncreasing Costs• Reductions in core Government funding• Inflationary cost pressures• Increased numbers of service users• Increased costs of waste disposal• National Living Wage• Increased NI contribution pressures
Provisional Settlement Figures
A 72% reduction in core Revenue Support Grant funding over the next four years
Spending Review and Settlement Announcements
• Local authorities will retain 100% of business rates by 2020, and Revenue Support Grant will be phased out
• “New responsibilities” will be transferred to local government
• Government expect councils to raise council tax by CPI, plus 2% where they have social care responsibilities, each year
• Increased Better Care Fund monies for joint working with Health services. But majority of funding not until 2019-20
How to give your views• On the coming budget -- online at
www.norfolk.gov.uk/reimagining, but closes tomorrow.• On council services -- by email
at [email protected]• Via your county councillor -- contact details
at www.norfolk.gov.uk/councillors• On business rates -- to Central Government on https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/valuation-office-agency
Next Steps• 14 January (Tomorrow 5.00pm) – Budget Consultation
closes• Late January – Business Rates and Council Tax figures
are finalised• Late January – Service Committees finalise their
budgets• Late January / Early February – Final Local
Government Settlement received• 8 February – Policy and Resources Committee
recommends a three year strategy and budget proposals
• 22 February – Full Council consider and approve budget
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Re-imagining Norfolk programme & devolution
agendaDr Wendy Thomson CBE, Managing Director of Norfolk County Council
@NorfolkCC
Re-Imagining Norfolk
Dr Wendy ThomsonManaging Director
Norfolk County Council
A clear and ambitious strategyRe-imagining Norfolk looks forward, it’s not a managed retreat.
• We do have less money from central government – so we’re prioritising
• Government policy for local government moving to economic growth, rather than encouraging re-distribution
• We’re doing differently, not just retreating to minimum service levels
• We have a responsibility to future generations not just present citizens
Setting Priorities for NorfolkThe council’s 4 priorities look beyond our statutory responsibilities. We aim for:
• a well educated and skilled population • with ‘real’ jobs which pay well and have prospects • in businesses which move or grow here because we
are well connected with improved infrastructure - air, sea, road, rail, broadband and mobile network coverage
• Vulnerable people supported – more living independently and safely in their communities
A modern and effective council• Cutting costs through efficiencies • Better value for money through procurement and
commissioning • Enabling communities and working locally • Service Redesign: Early help and prevention• Customer Services - Channel shift • Raising Revenue: a business strategy
Devolution
Devolution• Greater local control over services that
are currently delivered from Whitehall• Greater certainty over investment• A ‘combined authority’ with Suffolk • Greater control over business rates,
including complete retention• Aiming for a deal by the next budget • The Cambridgeshire Question
Our Bid• A local approach to skills – including a
Productivity Commission • Local management of European Funding• Guaranteed infrastructure and greater
control over prioritisation• Public service reform (greater efficiency
and lowering our cost base)
ProductivityThe Productivity Commission:New national initiative with British Chambers, the CBI, universities and Government tackling the root causes of poor productivity • Skills • Business support • Enterprise • Infrastructure
Support for Business
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Q&A
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