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Draft Budget and Medium-Term Financial Strategy

The draft Budget and Medium-Term Financial Strategy (MTFS) brings together the financial impact of service plans and the available funding to resource these over the next 4 years.

It also includes a review of the level of reserves and contingency, as well as information concerning the Capital Programme and the Treasury Management Strategy.

If you have any issues accessing these documents, or you require an alternative format, please email budget@hertfordshire.gov.uk.

Draft Budget and MTFS 2026-27 to 2029-30

Part A – Overview

An overview of the proposed revenue budget and capital programme.

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Part B – Department Budget Position Statements

Departmental Budget Position Statements have been produced, which set out the key pressures, challenges and savings for each department.

Part C – Capital Strategy

The Capital Strategy sets out how we will use our resources (capital grants and contributions, revenue including reserves, surplus assets, and capacity to borrow) to invest in capital and other schemes.

Part D – Treasury Management Strategy



This part sets out the Treasury Management Strategy, Borrowing Strategy, and Treasury Management indicators that will be set and monitored throughout 2026-27.

Part E – Insurance and Risk Strategy

This part sets out our overall approach to risk retention and the management of our corporate insurance programme.

Part F – Equalities and Impact Assessment

The Budget and MTFS includes information on our commitment to equality and potential equality implications.

This report sets out the approach to consider the cumulative equality impact of Hertfordshire’s transformation programme that forms part of the Budget and MTFS proposals.

Part G – Decision Support Framework Assessment (Sustainability Appraisal)

Part H – Other technical information and summary tables

 

Summarises the budget information outlined in Part B.

Part I – Portfolio Summaries

Lists the pressures and savings by Executive Member Portfolio area.

 

Previous years' budgets

 

 

Council meetings

Reports to Cabinet and County Council meetings where the draft Budget and Medium-Term Financial Strategy proposals have been, or will be, considered:

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