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Somerset Council to axe 1,500 jobs
11:19am Friday 3rd September 2010
Somerset Council is to axe 1,500 jobs - a third of its workforce - over the next three years.
The move was to plug a funding gap of £75 million over the same period.
Leader of the Conservative-led council, Ken Maddock, said: "These are tough times for everyone and it is important that the council does not increase the financial burden on residents.
"We are looking to be smaller, leaner and more efficient. Change is essential. We are bringing in a new approach to what we do and how we do it.
"The cuts will impact on everybody."
The council also announced there would be no increase in council tax for a second year in 2011.
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