Edinburgh Council has backed a 20 per cent hike for on-street parking charges.
Money raised by the additional income will be used to freeze some costs to residents, including those for adult burial charges and day care for the elderly and disabled.
SNP and Green councillors - who proposed the higher increase against a 16% rise tabled by the Labour administration - said it would help to 'alleviate the impact of poverty and reflect the true cost of driving in our city'.
