Council leader Owen O'Donnell warned the local authority faces an 'extremely challenging' funding settlement for 2024/25.
East Renfrewshire residents face a double whammy of cuts to services and a ‘higher than normal’ council tax increase.
READ MORE: How forensic prosecutors decoded thousands of encrypted messages to crack £76m drug smuggling ring A spokesman for the Scottish Government said East Renfrewshire had received an extra £18.4m in 2024/25 when compared to 2023/24. “But council tax alone, which only accounts for around 17% of our funding, will not be able to fill the gap. We will also have to make cuts to services and draw down on our reserves.”
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