AlexBritton published Nottinghamshire County Council budget passes after 11 hour debate

Council tax and care homes were top of the agenda as Nottinghamshire County Council decided where its half a billion pound budget would be spent next year.The plans which were passed by 34 votes to 33 after a chairman's casting vote will see £30 million cut over the next three years and around 490 jobs lost.Residents will be paying more in council tax with a 1.99 per cent increase passed – with Labour saying the average household will pay 39p a week more.David Kirkham,