Issue - meetings

Report of the Director of Finance and Support

The consultation response and the potential impact on the medium term financial strategy is confirmed.

As Portfolio Holder for Finance, Councillor Perkins presented the report to Cabinet outlining the proposed response to the Department for Transport consultation on changes to the administration of the statutory concessionary fares scheme.  He made it clear that the report was about the administrative arrangements and not the funding.

It was pointed out that under the current funding arrangement the Council was losing money, as the town was a transport hub for the county.  It would be more beneficial to the Council if the system was administered on a countywide level and administered by the County Council.

RESOLVED

That Cabinet confirm the consultation response and the potential impact on the medium term financial strategy.