Councillors will be asked to approve a 3% council tax rise in East Lothian for the coming year as officials look to plug a £10million funding gap.
Despite a pledge by council leader Norman Hampshire to do all he could to avoid increasing the annual household bill, the administration's draft budget plans include a 3% hike for the year ahead - with 5% increases over the following two years meaning it could go up by 13% over three years.
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