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Twenty five (English) councils .... set out what they were planning to cut, moderately or severely:
58% said highways and transport (including road improvements, streetlights, pothole filling)
47% said libraries
45% said early years and youth clubs.
44% ear-marked public health services like smoking cessation, sexual health, substance misuse
36% said children's services.
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Here in Cardiff, the council has already massively cut all those, whilst laying-off thousands of council workers and replacing them with private contractors who seem to be struggling to do the job.
Local taxes are bound to rise, including business rates which caused the failure of many businesses and shops.
