Taxpayers in the borough will enjoy the lowest council tax in the Midlands for the sixth year in a row.
Taxpayers in the borough will enjoy the lowest council tax in the Midlands for the sixth year in a row after councillors voted in favour of the budget at a meeting on Thursday night .
Proposing the 2023/24 budget, Councillor Rae Evans, the cabinet member for finance, said it the council was putting people and businesses at its heart and maximising the use of its resources. "This is only possible because of our long and sustained financial expertise," said Councillor Evans."Adult social care and child safeguarding with take up two thirds of the net revenue," she added.
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