A demand for more funding for council across Scotland to tackle unprecedented budget problems has been publicly backed by Falkirk councillors, after they gave the COSLA Save Our Services campaign unanimous support.
Falkirk is facing a budget gap of well over £60 million and members of Falkirk Council heard this week that even stringent controls on spending will not be enough.
The council met the day before Deputy First Minister John Swinney announced the Scottish Government's budget, which meant a detailed update could not be given as the grant from Holyrood is by the far the biggest factor in the council's finances.
