Dumfries and Galloway Council’s budget settlement was yesterday labelled “a real nightmare before Christmas”.Council leader Elaine Murray claims the authority will be left facing a £11.7 million shortfall next year.The deal was contained in the Scottish Government budget, which was presented at Holyrood on December 9 by the SNP-Green administration.However, it wasn’t until Tuesday of this week that local authorities found out how much they would receive.And although the Scottish Government claims the settlement represents a 4.5 per cent increase on this year, Dr Murray says it will mean service cuts and council tax rises.She said: “The SNP-Green Scottish Government waited nearly two weeks to tell councils their funding for next year because
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