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Suffolk County Council has approved a 4.99 per cent council tax increase, raising Band D bills by £82.26 to £1,731.69, after rejecting a Reform UK proposal for a smaller rise that was dismissed as flawed and lacking detail.
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Suffolk County Council will see its core spending power rise by 24% over this Parliament under the government's funding settlement, but the authority says this masks a £6 million budget gap and assumes councils will raise council tax to the maximum every year.
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County councillors have passed a motion criticising Government budget measures, including the lifting of the controversial two-child benefit cap, despite a former Ipswich MP dismissing it as "party political grandstanding".
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More than 30 free training courses have been launched in Suffolk to help workers and businesses gain skills in sectors including construction, healthcare and clean energy.
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More than 2,700 sick and disabled people across Suffolk could receive help getting back into work under a £9.5 million plan set to go before the council.