1. Graham Soulsby, Deputy Chief Executive SDCT Annual Meeting 2008 ‘ Budget Drivers, Grant Settlement and Spending Review’ Friday 5 th December

2. Graham Soulsby, Deputy Chief Executive Issues  Grant Settlement  Budget Drivers  Spending Review

3. Graham Soulsby, Deputy Chief Executive Fat Years to Thin Years

4. Graham Soulsby, Deputy Chief Executive Grant Settlement  2 nd Year Confirmed  Efficiency Savings / Bills  Investment ‘Losses’  But remember;  39% on floor (0.5% Increase)  61% scaled back (63% factor)  All experience a real terms decrease

5. Graham Soulsby, Deputy Chief Executive Grant Settlement  What happens after Year 2?  Year 3 ‘locked in?’  Don’t kick a sleeping dog!  2011/12 to 2013/14 ‘buckle up!’

6. Graham Soulsby, Deputy Chief Executive Issues

7. Graham Soulsby, Deputy Chief Executive Key Pressures - Immediate  National Policy Delivery  Concessionary travel (Discretions?)  Growth agenda  Economic Downturn  Income Areas  Capital Receipts  Income Collection  Local Issues  Capital Schemes / local business  Utilities / CCTV costs

8. Graham Soulsby, Deputy Chief Executive Key Pressures - Future  National Policy Delivery  Concessionary travel - transfer  Pensions  Economic Downturn  How long  Investment Returns  Write-offs  Political  General Election  Implications?

9. Graham Soulsby, Deputy Chief Executive Where to Break In? Capital Receipts Drying Up Funding Blockage ie – capping / financing costs Revenue Budget Gap Growing

10. Graham Soulsby, Deputy Chief Executive Key Strategic Choice Counter Cyclical Or Austerity Measures?

11. Graham Soulsby, Deputy Chief Executive Credit Crunch – 3 dimensions

12. Graham Soulsby, Deputy Chief Executive Survival Kit

13. Graham Soulsby, Deputy Chief Executive Instil Confidence

14. Graham Soulsby, Deputy Chief Executive Bass line

15. Graham Soulsby, Deputy Chief Executive Spending Review  When?  Being Prepared  Data Collection & Case Studies

16. Graham Soulsby, Deputy Chief Executive Keep on Track