The deputy leader of Northumberland County Council has remained tight lipped when questioned on potential council tax rises in next month's budget.
Coun Richard Wearmouth and deputy leader Glen Sanderson are visiting each of Northumberland's five local area councils this month to deliver a report on the "state of the county" ahead of setting the authority's budget next year.
At Wednesday's meeting of the Ashington and Blyth Local Area Council, Ashington Central's Labour councillor Caroline Ball asked Coun Wearmouth whether council tax would rise, and if so by how much.
