Agenda and minutes

1.1 The Chair welcomed Members and members of the public to the meeting.

FIN(4) 08-12 – Paper 1 – Scottish Local Government Directors of Finance

Scottish Local Government Directors of Finance (Via Video Conference)

Bruce West, Head of Strategic Finance, Argyll & Bute Council

Ian Black, Head of Finance and IT, East Dunbartonshire Council

2.1 The Chair welcomed Bruce West, Head of Strategic Finance, Argyll and Bute Council and Ian Black, Head of Finance and IT, East Dunbartonshire Council via Video Conference.

2.2 The Committee questioned the witnesses.

2.3 The Committee agreed to write to the witnesses to request further information on questions that were not reached.

FIN(4) 08-12 – Paper 2 – Welsh Local Government Association

Will McLean, Strategic Partnerships & Engagement Lead, Monmouthshire County Council

Peter Davies, Assistant Head of Finance, Monmouthshire County Council

Jon Rae, Director of Resources, WLGA

3.1 The Chair welcomed Jon Rae, Director of Resources, WLGA; Will McLean, Strategic Partnerships and Engagement Lead, Monmouthshire County Council; and Peter Davies, Assistant Head of Finance, Monmouthshire County Council.

3.2 The Committee questioned the witnesses.

3.3 The Committee agreed to write to the witnesses to request further information on questions that were not reached.

FIN(4) 08-12 – Paper 3 – Correspondence from HM Treasury – Devolved Funding

FIN(4) 07-12 – Minutes of previous meeting

4.1 The Committee considered the correspondence from the Chief Secretary to the Treasury and agreed to respond to the letter requesting clarification on:

·         the extent to which borrowing powers are linked to tax raising powers; and

·         the transfer of risk of tax raising powers, in particular the impact that tax raising powers could have on future borrowing powers;

4.2 The Committee ratified the minutes of the meeting on 16 May 2012.

Item 6.

Item 6.

6.1 The Committee discussed the evidence on its inquiry into Devolved Funding: Borrowing Powers and Innovative Approaches to Capital Funding.

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