Well off Scots face a huge council tax increase of 22.5 per cent as part of a bid to boost town hall finances, a leaked document has revealed which could affect over one in four households.
Plans for the tax hike are being discussed by local authority chiefs and the Scottish Government. STUC General Secretary Roz Foyer said the cash raised would be a “mere sticking plaster” on the “deep cuts inflicted” on councils.
A leaked paper by umbrella group COSLA reveals the discussions of a joint group chaired by ministers and council figures on tax reform, the Daily Record reports.
