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Derek Thomas.

West Cornwall MP Derek Thomas has called on Cornwall Council to come clean about the 1,000 'fair rent' homes it claims to have built in the past four years.

This week the Council has published a story on its website - Milestone reached as promise of 1,000 new homes for Cornwall's residents is delivered – claiming that the construction of 1,000 new homes delivered on a 2017 Lib-Dem pledge which stated:

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Council Tax is on the increase.

Today, Cornwall Council approved a budget to invest in residents' priorities and protect services for vulnerable children and older adults while keeping council tax bills among the lowest in the South West.

From April, the Cornwall Council element of council tax will rise by 1.99% plus an additional 3% for the Government precept for adult social care – equivalent to an extra £1.52 a week for the average property (band D).

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