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West Somerset 'teetering on the edge'

A council on the road to recovery after being deemed ‘not viable’ by the Local Government Association has been plunged back into the danger zone.

A council on the road to recovery after being deemed ‘not viable' by the Local Government Association has been plunged back into the danger zone.

West Somerset DC officers have warned councillors that the authority is ‘facing a very serious financial challenge' after a Valuation Office Agency (VOA) decision to reduce the gross rateable value of Hinkley Point B nuclear power station following a business rates appeal.

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