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It said there are "serious constraints" on the next four biggest taxes - corporation tax, council tax, business rates and fuel duties - while "some other tax-raising options would be especially economically harmful".

In a statement, Carmarthenshire council said it had remained in contact and was committed to supporting the family.

The city council nixed the plan in September after the engineers bumped their cost estimates to as much as $1.2 billion.

A council spokesman said the "coloured surfacing design represents an eye-catching but straightforward way of changing the dynamics of the street without the need for major civil work".

"We've got 40 new council homes about to come online, so, lots going on, lots of investment."