AS the cost of living crisis continues, our exclusive new map below reveals how much council tax could rise by in your area – ...

A MAP has revealed how much your council tax could be set to rise – with some taxpayers facing a brutal double-digit hit. John Swinney’s local authority is planning to impose a whopping 10 ...

AHEAD of the upcoming Edinburgh budget, many public sectors are facing cuts, despite a proposed council tax hike.

IN a meeting to approve the East Lothian Council budget for the next financial year, councillors will consider a 6.5% rent ...

Scottish ministers will seek views on the reform of council tax this year, it has been announced, as one local authority set out plans for a 10 per cent hike from April. The SNP has consistently ...

The Scottish Government has pledged to keep teacher numbers at their 2023 level for the foreseeable future. Delivering this in a world of falling pupil numbers would mean smaller class sizes, but ...

Council tax is levied on the occupiers of residential property to help fund the provision of local services. Individual Scottish councils set the tax rates for their area, but it is the Scottish ...

The Scottish Government, in collaboration with COSLA, has announced a comprehensive public consultation aimed at reforming the Council Tax system to make it fairer and more equitable. This initiative ...

Edinburgh council should pull out of a partnership with other Scottish councils to get the best settlement from the Scottish Government, it has been suggested. Did you know with a Digital ...

Scotland's councils are to decide on local tax rates over the coming weeks, with many mulling rises of up to 10%. Rates have been frozen or capped for much of the last 20 years, but look set to ...