Scrutiny: Healthier Merthyr Tydfil

Does dim crynodeb o'r cyfarfod hwn eto. Caiff crynodebau eu hysgrifennu pan fydd y cyngor yn cyhoeddi'r cofnodion, sef ei gofnod swyddogol o'r hyn a benderfynodd cyfarfod. Maen nhw fel arfer yn ymddangos ychydig wythnosau ar ôl y cyfarfod.

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   Apologies for Absence

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   Apologies were received from Cllr Claire Jones and Cllr Louise Minett?Vokes.

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   Declarations of Interest (Including whipping declarations)

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   None.

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   Draft Revenue Budget 2026/2027

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   Cllr Anna Wiliams-Price, Cabinet Member introduced the report. In response to questions from the committee members, offices confirmed: • Welsh Government settlement uplift improved from 3.1% to 4.7%. • Identified cost reductions of £3.58m (Appendix 5). • Budget deficit reduced from £9.005m (Autumn 2025) to £509k. • Medium Term Financial Plan assumes 5% Council Tax increase (1% = £330k). • Final settlement changes from WG expected to be minor. · Noted all scrutiny committees observations will be appended to the final budget report for Cabinet and Council on 23 February 2026. • Final settlement from WG is only expected to have minor changes relating to council tax base confirmation. · Members were advised that the cash figure for uplift from 3.1% to 4.7% equates to £2.2m in cash terms. · Noted that Education and Social Services remain the top priorities. · Council tax 5% figure is based on the assumption made in the MTFP. · The 5% council tax figure was used because it is the Council’s MTFP assumption. Inflation is not necessarily a direct measure of local authority cost pressures. However, feedback is noted. · Social Services proposals are mainly via grant maximisation, with minimal service impact. · Noted that the employer pension contribution is a recurring annual saving for each of the three years in the MTFP. · Noted that there is no further update on SPF beyond the briefing issued last week.

   Papurau: Draft Revenue Budget 2026-27 - Scrutiny Report (updated 21 Jan 2026), Appendix 1 - Prov Revenue Settlement (Table 1), Appendix 2 - Prov Revenue Settlement (Briefing), Appendix 3 - Prov Revenue Settlement (WG Budget Agreement), Appendix 4 - Additional Demands (Final), Appendix 5 - Cost Reductions (Final)
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   Any Other Business Deemed Urgent by the Chair

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   None.

Rhaid i gynghorwyr ddweud pan fydd ganddyn nhw gysylltiad personol â rhywbeth sy'n cael ei drafod, fel swydd, eiddo neu aelod o'r teulu. Mae buddiant sy'n rhagfarnu yn ddigon cryf i'r cynghorydd adael yr ystafell fel arfer a pheidio â chymryd rhan.

Caiff datganiadau eu darllen o'r cofnodion unwaith y byddan nhw wedi'u cyhoeddi.

• Claire Jones, Vice-ChairAnnibynnolWedi anfon ymddiheuriadau
• Gareth Richards, ChairLlafurYn bresennol
• David Isaac, Committee MemberLlafurYn bresennol
• Ian Thomas, Committee MemberLlafurYn bresennol
• Julia Jenkins, Committee MemberAnnibynnolAbsennol
• Louise Minett-Vokes, Cabinet MemberLlafurWedi'i gofnodi

Yn rhestru cynghorwyr presennol y cyngor yn unig. Nid yw aelodau cyfetholedig, swyddogion a chyn-gynghorwyr yn cael eu dangos.