Becky Shaw Chief Executive East Sussex County Council

Taxation and Public Expenditure as % of GDP Source: Office for Budget Responsibility, Economic and fiscal outlook Charts and Tables, March 2014, Chart 1.1

The State is Changing: more welfare and less of everything else The NHS is increasing within the State, as is welfare and education Defence, Business, Home Office, Justice, Transport and Local Government all now in long-term decline Reducing public expenditure to 37%, or even 35%, of GDP will further raise the share of welfare within public expenditure eastsussex.gov.uk

Demographic Cost Drivers – next three years Total population (5561 = 1%) Pre school (0-3) (-795 = -3.6%) School age (4-17) (244 = 0.3%) Working age (18-64) (-1281 = -0.4%) Older people 65+ (7392 = 5.5%) eastsussex.gov.uk

Number of people Projected Population Change By District eastsussex.gov.uk

Net Revenue Budget /16 Communities, Economy and Transport Provisions for borrowing, risk and other service commitments Governance and Business Services East Sussex County Council Budget £365.7m £27.2m £50.2m £59.3m Children’s Services £70.8m Adult Social Care £158.2m eastsussex.gov.uk

Our Journey 2010 Efficiency and Resource Management - £64m 2016 Commissioning led change based on Priority Outcomes - £14.4m £70m to £90m Priority Outcomes drive activity eastsussex.gov.uk

Helping people help themselves Driving economic growth Keeping vulnerable people safe Making best use of resources eastsussex.gov.uk

Significant changes already underway East Sussex Better Together New highways contract Partnership for back office services – Orbis Devolution eastsussex.gov.uk

How will we manage together? Know our communities well Strong partnership Huge ambition to make the best of what we’ve got eastsussex.gov.uk