Sentence examples for council costs from inspiring English sources

Although the number of children in care had increased by 12% over a four-year period, council costs increased by only 4%.

"Since 2010, we have had five years of reducing council costs and finding savings of more that £200m".

There's also some populist measures, such as re-instating weekly bin collections and things like "provide best value for money for council tax payers by cutting council costs".

The cap only includes services that are available at the normal council cost.

The loans, on which interest would be charged to cover councils' costs, would be repayable on sale of the properties after death.

Councils' costs rose by 4% nationally, but regional variations ranged from a 15% rise in the north east to a 7% reduction in London.

Each member of Italy's 21 regional councils costs the state 750,000 euros a year in salary and benefits, not including the cost of staff, according to Il Sole 24 Ore, a business newspaper.

"Conservative councils cost those on band D, on average, £89 a year less than they do when they are Labour-controlled, and actually, interestingly, £106 a year less than they do when they are Lib Dem-controlled," he told BBC Two's Daily Politics programme.

The consumer prices index differs from the old measure Retail Price Index because of the absence of housing and council tax costs.

Activist Tim Coates told the Guardian: "There is a bathtub of bureaucracy in every council that costs a small fortune.

The French government will now have to pay the bulk of the council's costs, estimated to be more than £100,000.