Councillors have approved plans to splurge £24,000 on an oil painting while proposing to make millions of pounds of cuts to services.
The local authority last week agreed to splash out on “Evelick” – a painting by Scottish artist Alison Watt – which has a price tag of £24,000 excluding VAT.
The Labour group reacted with fury over the plans, however council leader Jonathan McColl of the SNP stressed that the money was ringfenced solely for the purchase of fine art.
