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consider the report of the Director for Corporate Services on the  corporate plan 2012-2015 update, the budget 2013/14 (revenue and capital) allocated to corporate priorities and the proposed  Council tax levels; 

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note the corporate plan 2012 -15 update;

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approve the proposed net revenue budget requirement;

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approve the capital programme;

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approve the Treasury Management Policy, Treasury Management Strategy Statement 2013/14 and the Investment Strategy 2013/14;

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approve the Council tax for 2013/14;

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agree the pay policy statement.

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Minute 140

Corporate Plan 2012 -15 update

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Minute 141

Building for Jobs – Plymouth Investment Fund

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Minutes 142 and 142a

Capital Investment for Street Lighting, Solar PV and Boiler Replacement

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Minutes 143 and 143a

2013/14 Draft Budget (Revenue and Capital) allocated to corporate priorities.  

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the report of the Director for Corporate Services on the Budget Update;

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the updated report of the Chief Executive and the Director for Corporate Services on the Corporate Plan 2012/15 Update, 2013/14 Budget (Revenue and Capital) and Proposed Council Tax Levels and Pay Policy; 

(c)

Cabinet minute 140 (of 12 February 2013) and the updated draft Corporate Plan 2012-2015 (following Cabinet on 7 February 2012) (appendix A); 

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Cabinet minute 141 (of 12 February 2013) and the Cabinet report on Building for Jobs – Plymouth Investment Fund (appendix B);

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Cabinet minutes 142 and 142a (of 12 February 2013) and the Cabinet report on the Capital Investment for Street Lighting, Solar PV and Boiler Replacement (appendix C);

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Cabinet minutes 143 and 143a (of 12 February 2013) and the Cabinet report on the 2013/14 Budget (Revenue and Capital) Allocated to Corporate Priorities (appendix D);

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Pay Policy Statement (appendix E);

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Cabinet minute 137 (of 12 February 2013) on the Budget and Corporate Plan Scrutiny Report 2013/14 including the Scrutiny Report and Cabinet’s response to the recommendations (appendix F).

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the cuts of five billion pounds imposed on Councils across England and the loss of 230k jobs over two years which was unprecedented; 

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the actual cuts which were seven point four per cent amounting to £7.8 m, not the one point nine per cent presented by the government and reported in the media; 

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the cooperative approach which ran through the 100 pledges for Plymouth of which nearly a third had been delivered.  Ten of the pledges were about the economy and creating jobs with employment, skills and jobs being a top priority;

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the initiatives that included -

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the creation of a job task force;

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the launch of the 1,000 Club with the aim of giving Plymouth’s young unemployed a start;

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a £20m investment in partnership with the Plymouth Growth Board; 

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the establishment of a Building for Jobs Investment Fund created as part of the Plan for Jobs;

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the City Deal and the University Technical College which would build on the city’s strength in marine sciences and engineering;

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a campaign to clean up empty building sites and encourage development which had stalled;

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investment in the profile of the city which included the UK City of Culture in 2017; Mayflower 400 year anniversary in 2020, the Theatre Royal regeneration  ...  view the full minutes text for item 93