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Daily Record
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Politics
Paul Hutcheon

Nicola Sturgeon to be quizzed on £70m of national insurance funding not given to councils

Councils are in dispute with the Scottish Government over £70m they say must be handed over to pay for higher national insurance costs.

All 32 local authority leaders signed a letter around Christmas insisting their funding was being cut by £371m in real terms.

They are scheduled to meet the First Minister this month and will raise objections about their cash settlement.

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