North Yorkshire Council's corporate director of resources has weighed in on the local authority's rates increase.
Gary Fielding explained why this has been one of the toughest budgets yet.
He explained what the council's biggest funding pressures are:
Gary says changes have been made and there is help for those who may be struggling:
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