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Glasgow facing £110m budget gap over this year and next, watchdog warns

SCOTLAND'S largest local authority is facing a possible budget gap of almost £110 million for this year and next, a report has revealed

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Scottish councils 'face £1bn funding shortfall over two years', watchdog finds

SCOTTISH councils are facing a near £1 billion budget gap over the next two years ...

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Highland Council praised for closing £54.7m gap, but auditors warn of future issues

Highland Council has been praised for closing significant budget gaps in recent years, but auditors warned “savings challenges” lie ahead

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Scottish councils face ‘challenging’ financial future, says watchdog

Scotland’s councils face a “challenging” future and continue to face severe financial pressures, the country’s public finance watchdog has…

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Scottish councils 'must learn' after worker stole £1.1m undetected for 17 years

Scottish councils must learn from the issues that allowed a local authority worker to steal £1.1 million undetected for 17 years, the Accounts…

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Scotland's councils 'must urgently speed up reform', says public finance watchdog

Councils must urgently increase the pace of reform if they are to stave off “unprecedented” financial pressures, Scotland’s public finance…

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Digital exclusion report warns 15% of adults do not have skills to get online

A report from the Auditor General for Scotland and the Accounts Commission called for action to ensure Scots can access the internet.

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Scots councils must 'radically change' how they work to maintain services in Covid-19 aftermath

Councillor Iain McMillan, Labour group leader, reiterated the view of the Accounts Commission, at a recent meeting.

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Falkirk Council facing fourth biggest budget gap in Scotland

All local authorities across Scotland are struggling with financial challenges, the Accounts Commission has said.

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West Lothian leader blasts care home cuts and insists they would 'never evict residents'

Council leader Lawrence Fitzpatrick asked the First Minister in March for greater care funding and was knocked back.

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