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Leaked emails reveal Labour 'screwed up' on Budget tax vote
Embarrassed Labour chiefs have admitted they ''screwed up'' when they failed to back an SNP vote against a tax cut for the country's highest earners. (...)
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Fife Council promises public won't be caught short by toilet closures
Assurances have been given that no public toilets in Fife will be closed until suitable alternatives have been found. (...)
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Council budgets: Angus told it has a spending plan for the future
A budget guaranteeing the future of the county was the message from Angus Council's finance spokesman. (...)
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Council budgets: Perth and Kinross finds money for schools in time of cuts
Perth and Kinross Council announced a £62m programme of investment in its schools over the next five years at its annual budget meeting. (...)
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Council budgets: Lord provost backs administration's plans for £3.5m of cuts in Dundee
Dundee City Council decided to make savings of more than £3.5m as it froze council tax for the sixth year in a row. (...)
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Council budgets: Fife toilets facing the axe to save £200,000
Every public toilet in Fife — with the exception of St Andrews Church Square and automatic conveniences — could be closed in an effort to save Fife Council £200,000 a year. (...)
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Swinney hints at college funding concessions
Finance Secretary John Swinney has indicated he is rethinking cuts in college funding as he finalises his Budget. (...)
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Labour group's alternative budget proposes more money for education
The Labour group on Dundee City Council is to propose an alternative budget with more money for education. (...)
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Pressure on Tayside Police budget means cuts ahead
Tayside Police must save nearly £2.3 million in the coming financial year, despite only 13 staff signing up for redundancy. (...)
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School music tuition faces cuts under £3.5m city council savings plan
Dundee's SNP administration has unveiled a £3.5 million package of savings to freeze the council tax for a sixth successive year. (...)
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Councillors warn 'unfunded' council tax freeze will worsen the bite of inflation
Opposition councillors are warning inflation will lead to ''significant cuts'' in Dundee City Council's budget up to 2015. (...)
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Dundee City Council will have to cut another £3.4m
Dundee City Council has said it will have to cut £3.4 million from next year's budget. (...)
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Further education fund will help Dundee College 'embrace' reform
Dundee College has welcomed the announcement of a £15 million fund set up to encourage further education establishments to work more closely together. (...)
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Some comfort for Scotland in Chancellor's tough autumn statement
George Osborne has handed Scotland a £433 million windfall despite acknowledging the UK is at risk of another recession if the eurozone crisis deepens. (...)
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Grounds maintenance teams will cut back by not cutting back
The upkeep of private ground by Perth and Kinross Council was this week described as ''ludicrous''. (...)
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'We are getting absolutely pummelled' — NHS Tayside worker describes pressure amid recruitment freeze
An NHS Tayside employee says staff are struggling to do more than one job as positions go unfilled in a bid to slash the budget. (...)
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Council considers greater use of community payback offenders amid maintenance budget cuts
Convicted criminals could be used to perform grounds maintenance work being ditched by Perth and Kinross Council in a bid to cut costs. (...)
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Parent power might yet swing Perth and Kinross park closure decisions
Closure-threatened play areas in Perth and Kinross have been thrown a last-minute lifeline thanks to parent power. (...)
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Report warns NHS Fife has failed to turn round budget overspend
Health chiefs in Fife have been told critical action is needed to avoid a massive budget overspend by the end of the financial year. (...)
Protesters warn Angus College cuts would be devastating for young people and Arbroath
College cuts would decimate opportunities for young people in Angus and have just as damaging consequences for Arbroath, it has been claimed. (...)
