Scotland鈥檚 council leaders are seeking a meeting with the Scottish Government to discuss their concerns about the impact on communities of this year鈥檚 council budget settlement.
Leader of 撸sir视频 and Bute Council, Councillor Robin Currie, said:
鈥淚t鈥檚 especially in tough times that our communities need council services. And these are tough times 鈥 for people dealing for example with the cost of living crisis, and for councils who are working to set their budgets in what has been described as .
We want to work with the Scottish Government to find solutions. We want to keep on delivering services. Communities need council services. Council services need council funding.鈥
撸sir视频 and Bute Council faces a budget gap of more than 拢12.2 million in 2023-24 alone, and of more than 拢54.5 million in 2023-2028.
Council leaders are working together through CoSLA (Convention of Scottish Local Authorities) to put the case for local government to the Scottish Government -