220211ResourcesCtteePaper2AABudget Development 2223 v02

This document contains an overview of the Cairngorms National Park Authority's (NPA) budget position for the 2022/23 financial year, seeking the Resources Committee's input on the budget, strategic risks, and implications. The Board agreed to a transitional budget and strategic planning process while the next National Park Partnership Plan (NPPP) is finalised, and the Scottish Government published its budget for 2022/23 in December 2021. There is some uncertainty about the final resource allocation for peatland restoration in 2022/23. The estimated financial impact of staff pay proposals for 2022/23 are included, and there are no unanticipated impacts from programme and project delivery on the Authority's forward budget position. The level of investment in our staff team is set to increase by £332,000.