North Lanarkshire councillors clash over budget planning

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Click here for more news from the Airdrie and Coatbridge AdvertiserSNP group leader Councillor Johnston hit back, saying that authorities’ settlements cannot be determined until the overall Holyrood budget is finalised – and said the council leader was being “highly selective” in his comments as he highlighted projects across North Lanarkshire which benefit from Scottish Government funding.Addressing why Welsh councils have been given settlements while Scottish authorities are still waiting, he said: “The glaringly obvious answer is that Labour is a majority government in Wales, while the SNP is a minority government and must first negotiate with the Greens to get its final budget agreed.“Councillor Logue should be well aware of the need to.