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There was submitted a joint report by the Treasurer and the Director of Scotland Excel relative to the revenue estimates for Scotland Excel including the requisition of the constituent authorities for financial year 2020/21 and indicative planning figures for 2021/22 and 2022/23.
The report intimated that the revenue estimates had been presented to the meeting of the Executive Sub-committee held on 22 November 2019 when it was decided that the revenue estimates be recommended to the Joint Committee.
Appendix 1 to the report detailed the revenue estimates for 2020/21 and Appendix 2 to the report detailed the member authority requisition levels.
The report provided information on the assumptions that the budget had been based on; a financial overview for Scotland Excel; the Scotland Excel funding model; and member authority requisitions for 2020/21.
Councillor Shaw, seconded by Bailie MacLeod, moved (a) that the revenue estimates of Scotland Excel for the financial year 2020/21, as detailed in table 1 of Appendix 1 to the report, be agreed; (b) that the requisitions for constituent authorities, as detailed in Appendix 2 to the report, be agreed; and (c) that the indicative estimates for 2021/22 and 2022/23 be noted.
Provost Howatson, seconded by Councillor Donnelly, moved as an amendment that there should be no increase in constituent authority requisitions.
On the vote being taken, 2 members voted the amendment and 14 members voted for the motion. The motion was accordingly declared carried.
DECIDED:
(a) That the revenue estimates of Scotland Excel for the financial year 2020/21, as detailed in Table1 of Appendix 1 to the report, be agreed;
(b) That the requisitions from constituent authorities, as detailed in Appendix 2 to the report, be agreed; and
(c) That the indicative estimates for 2021/22 and 2022/23 be noted.