Scottish councils cost call
Scottish local authorities have called for the costs of COVID-19 to be met by the Government north of the border.
The Convention of Scottish Local Authorities warned of further cuts to services, reductions in spending, increases in the inequalities exposed by the pandemic and a much slower recovery without more cash.
Independent leader of Highland Council, Cllr Margaret Davidson, this week wrote to Scotland’s cabinet secretary for finance, Kate Forbes, to ask for ‘fair funding for 2021/22 that respects our communities’.
She said: ‘While there has been a large increase in government funding this has been ring-fenced and local authorities have experienced a reduction in core funding, which is the money that keeps our waste collections going, our potholes filled and our vulnerable children and older people safe.
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Highland Council leader calls for UK and Scottish Government to ensure transparency on Barnett formula cash for local authorities By Alasdair Fraser
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Updated: 12:38, 26 January 2021
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The Leaders of the Highland Council, councillor Margaret Davidson
Highland Councilâs leader is calling for greater clarity on how the UK and Scottish Governments allocate cash to local authorities through Barnett consequentials.
UK Government funding is distributed in two ways, either to the UK as a whole or specifically just to England when spent on matters devolved to the Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish administrations.
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