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The Board gave consideration to a report providing an updated budget outlook for the 2024/25 financial year and the following two years.

Decision

The °ÄÃÅ×î×¼ËIJ»Ïñ and Bute Integration Joint Board –

1.     noted the budget outlook for 2024-25 to 2025-26 and noted the high level of risk and uncertainty;

2.     noted the forecast budget gap totalling £11.4m for 2024-25;

3.     noted that indicative savings targets had been allocated to services;

4.     noted that oversight of the budget process would continue to be undertaken by the Finance & Policy Committee; and

5.     noted that additional expenditure control measures were being put in place in partnership with NHS Highland as a response to the financial context.

(Reference: Report by Head of Finance and Transformation dated 31 January 2024, submitted)