Scotland's Deputy First Minister John Swinney said 'people needed to understand there were finite limits' on finances.
However, the three unions involved - Unite, Unison and the GMB - are seeking a similar offer to the one made to council workers in England - which included a £1,925 flat-rate pay rise.
"I have managed to find one-off sums of money to ensure that people on low incomes are able to get a £2,000 increase in their salary now. But the government cannot offer any more money."Mr Swinney added that the "only other thing the government can do is cancel existing policy commitments and that will undermine some of the measures that are in place to protect people from the cost of living".
Cosla, the body which makes the offer on behalf of local councils, will meet on Friday to discuss the situation further.A huge clear-up operation got under way in Edinburgh on Tuesday after 12 days of strike action ended. A young refuse collector was filling a large black street bin with bags full of rubbish for the fourth time that hour.
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