Black Section SeparatorFollowing the Scottish government’s budget, some local services may have to be cut. The budget will be bad for services according to a motion backed by loc

Black Section SeparatorA funding increase of £550m was announced by the deputy First Minister. Councils will be protected by the Scottish government’s budget.

Black Section SeparatorIn his budget announcement, Mr. Swinney said that local authorities would receive more than half a billion dollars.

Black Section SeparatorThe leaders of the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities said at a meeting that the settlement meant another massive real-term cut in funding and they wer

Black Section SeparatorPlans for a National Care Service are expected to cost between £664m and £1.2 billion over the next five years. Funding should be reallocated to social car

Black Section SeparatorCosla’s resources spokeswoman said that some council services may have to stop altogether because of cuts to their core budgets.

Black Section SeparatorThe Institute for Fiscal Studies accused the government of overstating the spending increases by comparing spending next year to last year, while the Fraser

Black Section Separator“This represents a cash increase of over £550m, or 4.5%, which is the reason why we have protected councils in the most challenging budget since devolutio

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