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Kent's Big fund 'should be operational soon'

Kent CC's under-fire £5m Big Society fund will be operational by the end of the year, with officers hoping to make a profit on the cash pot.

Kent CC's under-fire £5m Big Society fund will be operational by the end of the year, with officers hoping to make a profit on the cash pot as well as encouraging local enterprise, The MJ has learned.

The council has not spent any of the £5m in the fund since it was set up eight months ago, despite controversially increasing local care charges to save £3m.

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