The government was last night accused of short-changing Suffolk after it received an annual grant which will spark £22 million of county council cutbacks – reports the East Anglian Daily Times.
Although the figure was roughly what the council had expected, the grant is not high enough to offer a last-minute reprieve to the services earmarked for cutbacks earlier in the year.
Jane Storey, portfolio holder for resources, finance and performance, said the authority would be "deluding" itself if it thought much bigger grant increases would be given the next year, meaning more savings would have to be made in the future.
She said: "We have plans to cover most of the shortfall by changes to the way we deliver services. However there will be an impact on services in some areas, as we will have to choose between what we want to do and what we can afford."
Reg Hartles, chairman of Protest Against Council Tax Suffolk, said he blamed the need for the controversial milti-million pound savings 90% on the government.
He said: "This is making life more and more difficult for the council - £22 million is a hell of a lot of money and a lot of worthy causes will suffer for this."
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