An increase in Falkirk taxi fares is to be brought forward as quickly as possible to help drivers cope with the soaring cost of petrol and diesel as the war in Ukraine continues.
Taxi tariffs are set by the council in a legal process that usually takes months of research and consultation.
But spiralling prices at the pumps mean that drivers cannot wait that long to raise their prices and Falkirk Council's executive agreed on Tuesday that a quicker timeline was necessary.
