Funding for county councils is “chronically unfair” according to the County Councils Network. The representative body, which held its annual conference last week, said that counties receive almost 50% less funding per head for public services than their counterparts in cities. Paul Carter, chairman of CCN and leader of Kent County Council, said: “This impacts on the daily lives of our residents, all whilst they unfairly subsidise services enjoyed in other parts of the country through higher council tax bills. This is outdated and chronically unfair.”
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