Scottish councils face slashing more than 7,000 full-time jobs over the next three years to plug gaps in local budgets.
A leaked document from Cosla, which represents the 32 local authorities across the country, said an average of 240 jobs could be cut from every council in order to balance the books.
Councillors are already preparing to close hundreds of public facilities such as leisure centres, concert venues and sports stadiums as they grapple with the cost of inflation and years of real-terms budget cuts passed on by the Scottish Government.
