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# Staffordshire County Council approves council tax plans
- URL: https://lichfieldlive.co.uk/staffordshire-county-council-approves-council-tax-plans/
- Published: 2011-02-11T15:12:31.000Z
- Updated: 2011-02-11T15:12:31.000Z
- Author: Lichfield Live
- Tags: #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-07-22 19:32, News

Lichfield and Burntwood residents have been told “careful planning” has allowed councillors to approve a zero per cent rise in council tax.

A meeting of Staffordshire County Council has given the green light to the proposals today (February 11) – despite increased pressures on funding for local authorities.

However, the council’s leader Philip Atkins reassured residents that the authority could afford to make the move. He explained:

> “Careful planning has allowed the county council to restructure itself around the key priorities of encouraging economic growth and prosperity, while supporting our most vulnerable citizens.  
>  
> “Services are in safe hands. The county council is concentrating on delivering better outcomes for residents, not making crude cuts to balance the books.”

Plans for a zero per cent rise were first proposed by Cabinet in November. The authority’s share accounts for 70 per cent of the Council Tax bill for Staffordshire residents and contribute towards a huge range of services including education, care for vulnerable adults and children, highways, libraries, economic regeneration and areas of public health.