Legislation which will kick start the transition to two new unitary councils in Northamptonshire will finally be laid before parliament in October.
Opposition councillors say that Northamptonshire County Council needs to think about the message it is sending to its workers when they are denied a pay rise while senior officers are earning high salaries.
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