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Opposition leaders have condemned a Reform UK councillor's alternative budget proposal as lacking substance and detail, with critics questioning how he would fund a lower council tax rise through unspecified job cuts and sick leave reductions.
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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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Suffolk has secured a significant funding increase for its bus network – more than doubling from £11.6 million over the past three years to £26.8 million over the next three. But the county council cannot yet guarantee service continuations or confirm fare reductions.
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Suffolk County Council has approved its plan to create a single unitary authority for the county, despite a heated debate that exposed deep divisions over the future of local democracy in Suffolk.