Summary
SCOTLAND'S largest local authority announced yesterday that it is to freeze its council tax, as administrations across the rest of the country revealed above-inflation rises averaging 3.3 per cent.
Glasgow City Council's dramatic move delighted the Scottish Executive, which has consistently argued local authorities should stick to rises of no more than 2.5 per cent.See the full content of this document
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Glasgow Tax Freeze Turns Up Heat On Scotland's Councils
But the surprise decision, kept secret until minutes before the council met yesterday afternoon, undermined the claims of chronic underfunding made by local authorities in the run-up to yesterday's budget-setting...
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