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These were the words of Council Leader, Councillor Robin Currie, following discussion of the council鈥檚 budget at the Policy and Resources Committee.
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Councillor Currie said:
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Setting a responsible budget must be based on what will best serve 麻豆免费版 and Bute in both the short and long term.鈥
The Council meets on Thursday 24 February to set its budget.
Reports setting out the budget challenges facing the council are available on the website (Item 5 of the Policy and Resources Committee agenda).
For information on the council鈥檚 budget planning process, listen in to the Chief Executive, Pippa Milne鈥檚 podcast.