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Breaking news - County freezes council tax
For the first time in its history, Lincolnshire County Council has frozen its share of the council tax for the third consecutive year,
The decision came as the authority set its budget for 2013/14 at today’s meeting of the full council.
In doing so, councillors again pledged to protect essential services, find sensible efficiencies and invest wisely for the future.
Councillor Kelly Smith, Executive Member for Finance and Human Resources, said: “This is a difficult time for everyone financially, and we feel it’s important to do all we can to make life easier for our residents.
“That’s why we decided to take the unprecedented step of freezing our share of the council tax for the third year running.”
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