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South Holland leaders to approve £4.95 council tax increase
Another area facing £5 hike
South Holland District Council. | Photo: Daniel Jaines for The Lincolnite
South Holland District Council leaders will approve a £4.95 rise in council tax for 2021/2022 on Tuesday.
The draft budget, which includes the 2.75% increase in the district’s precept, will go before the authority’s cabinet.
It is the higher of the two options available to councils before a referendum is set and will take band D tax in the district to £184.68.
Earlier this week, Lincolnshire County Council members unanimously rejected a 5% hike in council tax for 2021/22, but agreed on a 1.99% increase instead to plug budget holes.
Two more life-saving Covid drugs discovered
By Michelle Roberts
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Two more life-saving drugs have been found that can cut deaths by a quarter in patients who are sickest with Covid.
The anti-inflammatory medications, given via a drip, save an extra life for every 12 treated, say researchers who have carried out a trial in NHS intensive care units.
Supplies are already available across the UK so they can be used immediately to save hundreds of lives, say experts.
There are over 30,000 Covid patients in UK hospitals - 39% more than in April.
The UK government is working closely with the manufacturer, to ensure the drugs - tocilizumab and sarilumab - continue to be available to UK patients.
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