The report was a key stage in the budget development process for 2026/27 and the MTFP for the four-year period to 2029/30. It presented budget and council tax proposals that would achieve a legally balanced budget for 2026/27, and a balanced position for 2027/28 to 2028/29 over the period of the Government’s Fair Funding Review 2.0.
Decision type: Non-key
Decision status: For Determination
Wards affected: (All Wards);
Notice of proposed decision first published: 27/10/2025
Anticipated restriction: Public -
Decision due: 17 Dec 2025 by Executive
Lead member: 1) The Mayor, 7) Executive Member for Finance
Lead director: Director of Finance
Contact: Andrew Humble, Director - Finance and Transformation Email: andrew_humble@middlesbrough.gov.uk.
Does this Plan form part of the Council Budget / Policy Framework?: The decisions in this report are to progress the development of the budget and MTFP for which the Council will take the final decisions in February 2026.