Council tax in East Lothian will go up by seven percent from April after councillors backed a Labour administration budget plan to help plug an £18.9 million budget gap.
The increase in council tax will mean Band D homeowners and tenants will pay an additional £93.92 a year as their annual bill rises to £1,435.62.
The budget proposals, which will also see a charge for garden waste collection and reduced household bin collections introduced by April next year, were drawn up after a series of cross party meetings.
