EXCLUSIVE: The SNP-run local authority is considering the hike to help protect services.
Glasgow council is considering an “inflation-busting” council tax rise as the cost of living crisis continues to bite. Insiders said five per cent is the working assumption for a hike that would kick in from April.
A five per cent increase is considered to be on the lower end of the scale compared to other parts of the country, but the SNP-run council is likely to be criticised over the jump. Band D council tax in the city is £1499 a year and a five per cent rise would add £74.95 onto the bill. “While services struggle to cope, inflation-busting Council Tax hikes are looming in Glasgow and beyond. These hikes are a consequence of the SNP government’s decisions and it cannot pass the buck for them. Scots cannot keep picking up the bill for the SNP government’s failure.”
"I think that's the case. That's what they say to me as well in private moments - possibly, they might think these were reckless conversations to have with me, but they've had them. And I think as a consequence, that means council tax increases don't need to be as high."
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