Lichfield and Burntwood residents have been told their council tax will be frozen for another two years.
Staffordshire County Council has confirmed that it will follow the government’s pledge to hold council tax bills at their current level.
But while the national pledge is for one year, the local authority has said it will hold the bills level until 2014.
The council’s deputy leader Ian Parry said that while Staffordshire shared the Government’s wish to set a zero rate increase next year, the county council would continue the year after too without any extra incentive from Westminster.
“We run a tight ship and our commitment is for the life of our administration,” he explained. “Staffordshire was one of the first large authorities in the UK to commit to a council tax freeze last year and is setting the pace again.
“The Staffordshire approach to finances is pragmatic, carefully managed and highly targeted. It’s not just about saving money. We are transforming what we do and why we do it to deliver improved services and maximum value for the tax payer.
“Where other councils have looked radical but delivered savage cuts, we have rebuilt the operation carefully from the ground up, shifting resources, priorities and attitudes. We have remodelled the organisation.”