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FINANCE

Scots cash boost for more affordable homes

01 May 2018

The Scottish government is to provide an extra £35m to local councils in order to fund the buildi...

WHITEHALL

EXCLUSIVE: Whitehall grabs £875m Right to Buy receipts

By Mark Conrad | 25 April 2018

Labour has demanded immediate Right to Buy (RTB) reforms after figures obtained by The MJ reveale...

DIGITAL

No-one left behind: driving digital inclusion in Scotland

17 April 2018

While basic digital skills are high, Scotland’s beautiful but equally dispersed landscape has hel...

FINANCE

Accounts Commission in new finance warning

By Mike Yuille | 05 April 2018

Finding ways to save money is now an ‘increasingly critical’ activity for cash-strapped councils,...

FINANCE

Holyrood debates scrapping council tax

By Sam Clayden | 29 March 2018

The Scottish Green Party has demanded an end to the ‘out of date, archaic, regressive’ council tax.

EDUCATION

Scottish Government accused of 'deflection tactics'

By Dan Peters | 01 March 2018

Councils have accused the Scottish Government of using ‘deflection tactics’ after a top minister ...

FINANCE

Labour in tourism tax call

By Dan Peters | 27 February 2018

Labour has urged the Scottish Government to bring forward plans for a tourist tax after council l...

CHILDREN'S SERVICES

Scotland: Government underestimated childcare funds

By Hiba Mahamadi | 15 February 2018

The Scottish Government has severely underestimated the money councils will need to fund the plan...

FINANCE

Councils welcome SNP-Green deal

By Dan Peters | 31 January 2018

Councils have welcomed a deal between Holyrood finance secretary Derek Mackay and Scottish Greens...

EDUCATION

Don't take away our authority over schools, Scottish councils warn

By Hiba Mahamadi | 31 January 2018

Scottish councils have warned the Scottish Government against attempts to strip them of authority...

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