Dorset Fire Authority accepts government grant. (From Thisisdorset)

Dorset Fire Authority accepts government grant.

12:57pm Tuesday 14th February 2012 in News

The Fire Authority has accepted a government grant to freeze council tax for one year.

The grant is equivalent to a three per cent rise in council tax, but the government has said it is a one-off payment. Several options were put before the committee at the Fire and Rescue Headquarters in Poundbury earlier today, including the government grant and raising the council tax.

Chief Fire Officer Darran Gunter said that Dorset was one of the lowest funded authorities and warned that cuts could mean reductions in front line services.

See Wednesday’s Echo for the full story.