Council tax in East Lothian will rise by three per cent next year after councillors agreed a budget, which sees more than £7 million of cash reserves used to plug a gap in funds.
The Labour administration budget was unanimously approved with additional funding to tackle antisocial behaviour in communities, a reduction on coastal car parking fees for regular users and a freeze on council house rent.
Council leader Norman Hampshire said without drawing on reserves built up over the years by the administration council tax would have had to rise much higher to allow them to continue providing services.
