The Financial Strategy sets the scene for the Council's budget setting for the next few years. It aims to assess the Council's current position, outline some of the main challenges and defines some of the guiding principles for the way forward.
The Council's Treasury Management Strategy considers the impact of anticipated capital and revenue cash flows, the maintenance of existing loan debt, the availability and use of internal sources of finance such as revenue reserve, capital funds and capital receipts unapplied. Where surplus cash is available the strategy considers the extent to which these should be invested. The strategy considers the need for the Council to consider alternative financing options such as borrowing and reviews the potential trends in interest rates.