Next Year The purpose of next week's meeting is not to rake over the ongoing overspend for this year but we need to plan for next year. We are going to need you to agree a total budget of 882,000 for next year. Mo will update the figure for apportionment of Central Administrative Costs sometime after the meeting but I'm guessing it'll be based on this year's actuals, so I suggest you use that. It's the rest of the costs we need to discuss with you. You will need to take account of the 3% across-the-board wage increase Piotr agreed with the unions last week. That applies evenly across all types of staff in the loading bay. Please provide a report in advance of the meeting detailing how you intend to find the necessary savings. Please include the following sections in your report. We do not require an executive summary: 1. Introduction 2. Approach to drawing up the loading bay budget 3. Relevant calculations to show that your budget is achievable 4. Your proposed budget with full figures 5. A conclusion on the achievability of the 882,000 overall loading bay budget 6. Recommendations on next steps Please make sure you provide a list of references to any published external material you refer to in your report.