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Council Tax freeze and many cuts decided

COUNCIL TAX FREEZE AND MANY CUTS DECIDED

On Thursday (25 November), Aberdeenshire Council took important decisions about its budget for the financial year 2011/12.

It was one of the worst days I have had as an Aberdeenshire councillor.

First, the Council had to decide whether it would accept Finance Secretary John Swinney's 'offer' of a funding cut of 2.6 per cent (