Somerset Council will set its annual budget on March 5 – which will include an expected increase of 7.5 per cent in its share of council tax bills.
In this first of three budget preview pieces, the Local Democracy Reporting Service looks at how the council is able to continue spending large sums on major projects while also claiming it is close to effective bankruptcy.
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