From the Service Unit budgets in the Detailed Budget document (a) the net funding requirement has risen 15.5%, (b) the expenditure is up by 14%, (c) income is down by 10%.
How can this be best practice? Last years 10% rate increase was conditional on Council making major savings. Where are the savings? 

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