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Daily Record
Daily Record
National
Jenny Foulds

Council tax to rise by three percent in West Dunbartonshire as budget approved

Council tax will rise by three percent as the local authority approved a ‘no cuts’ budget for the fourth year in a row.

Proposals to slash the £5million gap by axing lollipop patrollers, cutting back street cleaning and switching to three-weekly bin collections have all been rejected.

West Dunbartonshire SNP councillors put forward proposals to close the gap, which include using over £1m of reserves and almost £2m of government Covid funding, which were agreed last week.

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