HAMPSHIRE County Council looks set to freeze its tax precept for the fourth successive year.

The news comes despite Hampshire receiving one of the lowest grants per head of population from Government and a 43 per cent cut in grant over four years – the biggest reduction of any county.

Hampshire County Council took early action to respond to the national deficit reduction programme, achieving savings of £100m over the last two years.

That put the council in a strong position to tackle future funding challenges, which are expected to be even tougher from 2015-16.

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