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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
National
Marie Sharp

Bid to raise Midlothian council tax by almost 5% narrowly defeated

A bid to increase council tax by nearly 5% in Midlothian was narrowly defeated as councillors clashed over the charges.

The local authority's Labour administration put forward plans for a 4.7% increase after Scottish Government guidance that they could raise the annual cost as long as it was less than inflation.

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