Denbighshire council tax to rise by 6.35%

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Image caption, Denbighshire recently moved to four-weekly collections of black bin bags

Council tax bills in Denbighshire will rise by 6.35% in April, with 拢5.7m in cuts announced to balance the books.

The authority recently followed Conwy to become the second council in Wales to introduce four-weekly collections for non-recyclable waste.

Denbighshire got a near-zero increase in Welsh Government funding, which covers three-quarters of its spending.

The Welsh Government said it offered councils "the best settlement possible in this ninth year of austerity".

The council tax payable on a Band D property will go up by 拢79.24 a year to 拢1,327.08, plus additional charges to fund the police and community councils.

Efficiency savings have been made across the board, with an extra 拢2m to be reinvested into social care to meet rising costs.