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North Lanarkshire councillors clash over budget

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Airdrie and Coatbridge Advertiser: “It once again fails to provide sufficient funding to maintain vital local services in our communities – the proposed settlement to all councils falls well short of the increase in the Scottish Government’s budget from Westminster. “It’s particularly appalling that the SNP are holding councils to ransom on council tax; threatening to withdraw funding if authorities don’t do as the Scottish Government ask shows contempt for their democratic autonomy in delivering local services.” He “implored” SNP members to “work with [his group] on securing a better deal” following the Scottish Parliament announcement, with the Labour group saying: “The initial proposal continues the catastrophic cuts to council services.

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