We have released our budget today which will be brought to Cabinet next week for approval and to Full Council in a few weeks.

The Core Council Tax will be frozen at 0%.

The Adult Care Precept will, in line with Government advice be increased by 3% with the money going to pay our carers a decent wage. The proof of a decent society is the way in which we look after our elderly residents and I am proud of the fact that we are making sure care workers get paid a better wage.

In addition we will be investing more into tackling Climate Change than all previous Labour budgets combined.

We will be investing more into repairing our roads than in any previous Labour budget.

And we will be investing in a whole raft of other areas to make sure that our services are protected and improved.

Your Lib Dem team, working hard within the Joint Administration for the benefit of all residents.