Council tax is set to rise by 3.5 per cent and jobs could be cut as East Renfrewshire prepares to plug a £9.5 million budget gap.
The tax increase would bring in an extra £2.1 million while £5.2 million is expected to be taken from reserves, leaving the council to find £2.2 million of “very difficult” savings.
Cuts of £500,000 to roads and winter maintenance budgets are proposed while £583,000 could be taken from an education fund to help low achievers.
