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Row over council tax freeze plan

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Published: 08:02 AM, 08 February 2010

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Portsmouth Guildhall
Council members will vote on the plans on Tuesday

Plans to freeze council tax and give pensioners a £50 rebate in Portsmouth have been attacked by the authority's chief executive.

The Lib Dem-controlled city council denies the proposals are linked to the forthcoming General Election.

Leader Gerald Vernon-Jackson said income from the tax makes up a small part of the £570m budget and vowed the freeze would not mean big cuts.
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