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"A report to council members said the savings would ensure that the council was able to operate within its budget while continuing to provide the services that residents value most and those required to be delivered by law. However, the authority's new adult social care chief Diane Morton has this week hinted at a rise in residents' council tax bills as she warned that services in the county were down to the bare bones."
The Independent seeks donations to fund reporters covering topics from reproductive rights to climate change and Big Tech, and keeps reporting free of paywalls. Reform UK won control of Kent County Council in May with promises of savings from a new Department of Local Government Efficiency modelled on Elon Musk's DOGE. The council claimed the unit identified £40m of potential savings to keep services running within budget while meeting legal obligations. Despite those claims, the council's adult social care chief warned services are at the bare bones and signalled a potential council tax increase to meet growing demand.
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