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What do councils do?
Councils provide essential local services like waste collection, libraries, and maintaining parks. They also deliver social care, which PM Burnham is focused on reforming, and work on local economic development to tackle issues like youth unemployment. They're funded through council tax and central government grants, making them key to how your local area runs.
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