Council Tax Frozen... With No Cuts and Key Services Expanded,

It’s easy to forget how SouthNorfolk’s share of the Council Tax increased by 285% in just twelve years.

“This year we can afford to freeze council tax! But freezing Council Tax hasn’t meant cuts. Quite the reverse! We’ve improved services by focusing on recycling, tackling anti-social behaviour whilst at the same time helping the old and infirm remain in their homes alongside many, many other improvements. Being more business-like and efficient has meant that we have been able to get better value for money for residents delivering more for less.

And this year we're freezing Council Tax

Conservative leader John Fuller says

We are not a business, but being more business-like has meant that we have been able to get a firmer grip on the public finances to providing better value for money for residents whilst delivering much more. And that’s what Local Government should be all about."

But the best news of all is that South Norfolk Council has now joined the premier league of councils by being awarded an “Excellent” grading by the independent Audit Commission. Last autumn the council was inspected by the Audit Commission who gave us top-marks. They praised high performance and a fresh emphasis on customer service. The new rating means we’re now officially the best council in Norfolk! All this and Council Tax frozen too!

See what Conservative Home has to say about the announcement:

http://conservativehome.blogs.com/localgovernment/2008/02/it-can-be-done.html