HAMPSHIRE County Council will keep its share of the council tax frozen for another year - maintaining the current level for five consecutive years - under proposals to be considered by the council's cabinet this week.

The council is planning to make £93m in savings by 2015 - 12 per cent of its budget - which comes on top of over £130m it has already saved.

The cabinet is due to discuss the plans tomorrow.

Despite "huge reductions" in Government funding and "increasing demands on services", action taken by the council to respond to a 43 percent cut in grant means it is in a "strong position" to tackle the financial challenges set to continue for years.

Over the last two weeks, councillors have examined proposals to deliver a balanced budget that prioritises funding for vulnerable children and adults, while leading to new ways of working to deliver "quality, affordable services with less money".

The recommendations to be considered by cabinet deal with setting the 2014-15 budget and include proposals to achieve the full 12 percent savings by 2015. Alongside the recommended revenue budget, the £500m capital programme is aimed at supporting economic gro-wth and social well-being.

Leader Roy Perry said: "Finding another 12 per cent in savings from an already lean organisation, and keeping the council tax the lowest in the South East, is becoming more and more difficult. It means having to do things differently, scaling back, and finding the most cost-effective solutions to delivering services." Final decisions will be made by full council on February 20.