Council tax will rise by 5%, garden waste permits are to be rolled out and parking and bus lanes fines increased, after a dramatic Glasgow City Council meeting saw a budget passed to plug a £49m budget gap.
City treasurer Ricky Bell, SNP, said the budget was “deeply imperfect” but is required in “the most turbulent economic and financial context most people can remember”.
And he criticised opposition groups, who didn’t present alternative proposals, saying the SNP did not “have the luxury of throwing our hands up and walking away”.
