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Edinburgh Live
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Stuart Sommerville

West Lothian council tax rise to meet 'challenging' finances

West Lothian households will likely face a 3.5 per cent increase in council tax next year - and for the rest of this council’s administration

Anything less would have a huge impact on local authority spending, the council’s director of finance told a meeting of the corporate policy and resources policy development and scrutiny panel (PDSP) today.

The likely increase for next year’s budget comes after Westminster stepped in with a national rebate for council tax for this year.

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