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FINANCE

Sevenoaks' bid to become first self-sufficient council

Sevenoaks DC has joined the race to become the first local authority in the country to become financially self-sufficient.

Sevenoaks DC has joined the race to become the first local authority in the country to become financially self-sufficient.

The council has acknowledged that the £1.5m a year government support grant forms an ‘important part' of its overall budget and admitted that the target of no longer relying on it from next April was ‘ambitious'.

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