East Renfrewshire Council is hoping to make hundreds of thousands of pounds through selling an 'extremely rare' number plate in a bid to raise funds to help reduce the expected budget gap over the next three years.
In October last year, council leader Owen O'Donnell issued a stark warning to residents after revealing a £30m budget black hole is being faced by the local authority over the next three years.
“We already know that the budget process over the next three years is going to be extremely challenging and will require some very difficult decisions to be made. The Council has already made savings of more than £80m since 2015-16, so to bridge a gap of a further £30m is going to be very difficult.", he said.
