South Norfolk Council leader John Fuller.
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
10:45 PM
South Norfolk Council has set a fourth council tax freeze in five years.
The district council’s budget was set at a meeting tonight, despite a counter proposal by opposition members to cut the authority’s precept by 2pc.
The 2012/13 budget sets aside more than £550,000 for a Localism project to allow communities to have a greater say over where public funds should be spent whilst also setting aside a similar sum for reserves to prepare for life with less central government funding.
The Tory-controlled district council also approved plans to make savings by transferring its legal services to NPLaw - a shared service with Norfolk County Council, Norwich City Council and Great Yarmouth Borough Council - despite opposition from Liberal Democrat councillors and union officials.
Council leader John Fuller said: “Council tax has been frozen across the country, but we have done it for the fourth time in five years and it is a time when residents need it most and improving our service delivery at the same time.”
Murray Gray, Liberal Democrat group leader, had called for the authority to plough a smaller amount into its Localism “experiment” and reduce council tax by 2pc.
Supporters of Scottish champions Celtic are in Norwich ahead of the Adam Drury testimonial game tonight.
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