Councils benefit from Holyrood windfall

By Martin Ford | 22 February 2023

Scottish authorities are to receive an extra £100m funding in a last-minute addition to Holyrood’s Budget.

Deputy first minister John Swinney said the Scottish Government has received £125m of additional funding from Westminster under the Barnett formula and £21m due to the correction of an error in its allocation.

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