Extra £63m offered to councils after funding deal 'not sufficient'
Deputy First Minister Shona Robison will hand over an extra £62.7 million to local authorities after admitting the funding she offered for a…
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Deputy First Minister Shona Robison will hand over an extra £62.7 million to local authorities after admitting the funding she offered for a…
Scots councils have roundly rejected an 'unbelievable' ministerial ultimatum to implement a council tax freeze or have their share of a £144m pot…
Councils want to raise bills by up to five per cent from April to 'avoid cuts to services' despite receiving £147m to cover tax pause
Scots could miss out on a council tax freeze promised by the First Minister after town halls revealed they were locked in a “fundamental dispute” with SNP ministers over funding.
"There are all these capital pressures on us and I’m struggling to see where we’re going to get the money to do even half of that.”