Leaders in Carmarthenshire have reined back on a proposal to raise council tax by 4.4% per cent in April.
The Plaid Cymru-led administration now expects the increase to be 2.5%, and said a council tax freeze would be "totally irresponsible" given the financial pressures it faced.
The council tax levied by the authority is currently £1,361.97 for Band D households. The actual bill is higher due to a Dyfed-Powys Police precept.
