conwy council say it's having to make big savings and this afternoon will be voting on raising councilare really struggling out there and we will do everything in our power to keep it as low as possible. unfortunately, in conwy, we traditionally have had a very low rate of council tax in comparison with our neighbours. as a result, our reserves have dropped and we are no longer in a position where we can use reserves to try and prop up our budget, so that is the figure that we've arrived at and it is a balance. we know people will struggle to pay council tax. at the lower end of the scale, torfaen, blaenau gwent and denbigh council range between 1.9 and 3% increase. it differs wherever you live. from the coast to the valleys of conwy, the rise proposed will affect many, and though support is available, it was a lukewarm reception in llanrwst to the plans. yeah, it's going to be had for everyone, isn't it? there's. .. yeah. everybody�*s got to tighten up. it's a bit too steep. i think they should look at it again and, you know, let's... we've been through quite a lot. i think that there