First minister ends freeze on council tax rates in Scotland but local authority leaders accuse her of sidestepping major reformsCouncil leaders and opposition parties have derided Nicola Sturgeon’s changes to Scotland’s council tax system as muddled and timid after she sidestepped calls for fundamental reform.
The first minister announced on Wednesday that after months of pressure from council leaders,her government would finish a nine-year freeze on council tax rates next year, and increase the four highest bands by between £108 and £517 a year.
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Source: theguardian.com