(a)

the impact of the December settlement for Plymouth compared with the Council’s resource assumptions;

(b)

how the £1.2m revenue gap for 2015/16 had been closed; 

(c) 

a breakdown of costs and benefits attributable to the Council’s Transformation Programme in 2015/16;

(d) 

a risk register detailing the high level risks associated with the revenue and capital budgets 2015/16 to 2018/19;

(e)

that at the time of writing the report, the precepts had not been agreed for the Devon and Cornwall Police and Crime Commissioner and the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority.

(f) 

the budget would enable the Council to modernise delivery, protect front line services whilst working in a co-operative way;

(g)

the majority of savings would come from the transformation programme;

(h)

a graphic on the budget would be published on the website shortly;

(i)

the proposed Council Tax was just under 2% given the choice between raising the tax or cutting vital services; 

(j)

the precept to the Devon and Somerset Fire and Rescue Authority would be determined on 20 February 2015;  

(k)

following representations to the government, an additional one off amount of £439,000 had been allocated for adult social care.

(l)

an additional 40 beds in extra care schemes;

(m)

an increase in Domiciliary Care visits from 15 minutes to 30 minutes;

(n)

a reduction in costs of £23m over the next two years from the transformation programme;

(o)

a £200,000 investment in public toilets; 

(p)

200 affordable homes for local people in housing need;

(q)

investment in five schools: the expansion of three, rebuilding one and opening a new one;

(r)

the continued investment in roads and infrastructure together with a significant investment in footways;

(s)

strategic transport projects which included the A386, Marjon Link Road, Derriford Transport scheme and Outland Road; 

(t)

over 20 major events scheduled for 2015, in partnership with the City Centre Company and the Plymouth Waterfront Partnership, including MTV Crashed Plymouth and the British Fireworks Championship;  

(u)

the designation of Plymouth as one of four ‘Ping’ cities in the country to host the national initiative which was designed to get more people playing table tennis.