South Lanarkshire Council leader calls on the new First Minister for extra funding

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The South Lanarkshire Labour group is making a fresh plea for council funding from the new First Minister.This comes after council leader Joe Fagan warned that this year’s budget process was the toughest one yet, the Council’s ruling Labour group has written to Humza Yousaf requesting a new funding deal for local authorities.Councillor Fagan said: “Humza Yousaf was the SNP’s continuity candidate but more of the same from this Scottish Government means more real-terms cuts to Scotland’s councils.

That isn’t sustainable or acceptable.The Lanarkshire Live app is available to download now. Get all the news from your area – as well as features, entertainment, sport and the latest on Lanarkshire’s recovery from the coronavirus pandemic – straight to your fingertips, 24/7.The free download features the latest breaking news and exclusive stories, and allows you to customise your page to the sections that matter most to you.Head to the App Store and never miss a beat in Lanarkshire - iOS - Android “Nicola Sturgeon balanced budgets with deep cuts to core council funding – cuts more painful than any Tory austerity imposed on Scotland.

Those cuts are damaging local services, forcing up charges and fuelling social evils and inequalities in Scotland today. "If the new First Minister is a genuine progressive then he will deliver a better, fairer funding settlement for our councils and communities.“I am seeking assurances from the new First Minister that the attacks on South Lanarkshire’s local services will end and that Nicola Sturgeon’s council cuts will be reversed.

Whoever is First Minister, wherever power lies, the Administration I lead will always demand a fair share of public spending for South Lanarkshire.”In January, councillor