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Council tax freeze for every local authority in Scotland

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Kate Forbes confirmed the freeze would be nationwide today and hailed it as a welcome move in the country's recovery from the pandemic.As part of the 2021-22 Holyrood Budget town hall chiefs were offered £90 million – the equivalent of around a 3% council tax increase – on top of the local government settlement to compensate councils who agreed to the tax freeze.It was part of a wider £11.6 billion funding package from the Scottish Government that will be distributed to local authorities over the next 12 months.Forbes said: “With people facing unprecedented challenges and extra pressures, now is a time to work together to provide stability and certainty.“In the budget for the year ahead I took the significant step of providing £90 million.

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