Only a fraction of council tax payers in Ceredigion answered a survey asking them what sort of cuts the county council should carry out in next year's budget.

With the council facing £13m cuts next year - on top of the £11m this year - a six week engagement exercise was held over the summer.

Residents were asked what services the council should prioritise so their views could be taken into consideration when the budget was discussed.

But only 1,188 forms were returned - representing just 1.6% of the total population and 1.8% of the population aged over 16.

Head of policy support Alun Williams told this week's Cabinet meeting that the exercise had been useful - but the results were not wholly representative.

His report stated: "When prompted for an opinion on specific council services, respondents showed an overwhelming desire to maintain the status quo. However, opinion on some services (support for the arts, welfare and housing benefit, private housing, tourism, bilingual services) indicated a greater willingness to consider a reduction or cessation of service provision."

Cllr Hag Harris said: "I'm not pessimistic about the number of people who responded but I am really struggling to find some strong conclusion in the whole report."

And he added: "People seem satisifed with the level of service and don't want things to change."