Scottish Budget - Local Council Funding

20th December 2023

Helping households through the cost of living crisis by making available an additional £144 million of funding to councils who agree to fully fund a council tax freeze in 2024‑25 (equivalent to a five per cent increase).

Combined with the other support being provided to local government this will increase their overall funding by six per cent since the last budget.

There will undoubtedly be arguments the councils over the amount of funding given the gaps in their budgets for range of reasons.