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SNP announce action on council tax reform to make it 'better and fairer'

THE Scottish Government has announced action on council tax – and has started canvassing for views on changing the system ...

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Councils still face £100m bill to cover Labour tax rises, says Cosla

Councils have been left with a near-£100 million bill to cover the increase in national insurance, the local authority body has said.

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Councils still face £100m bill to cover national insurance hike, says Cosla

The UK Government announced the increase in last year’s Budget.

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Former health secretary 'angry' as SNP shelve National Care Service plans

SCOTLAND’S former health secretary has said she is “angry” and “dispirited” after the SNP Government shelved plans to create a National…

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Councils, charities and public sector groups join Swinney to call for NI funding

The Chancellor announced the increase to employer’s national insurance contributions in the October budget.

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Teaching union to ballot members over potential strike action in Glasgow

Glasgow City Council has been urged to reverse cuts to education.

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Local government workers accept pay offer, says Unison

It came after non-teaching staff in John Swinney’s constituency closed schools with strike action.

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Scottish Government still 'absolutely committed' to National Care Service – minister

Scotland’s social care minister Maree Todd has said she is “absolutely committed” to delivering a new National Care Service amid ongoing…

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Unison hails ‘credible’ offer after school strikes in John Swinney’s constituency

Strike action which closed schools in First Minister John Swinney’s constituency has resulted in a “credible” offer for council workers,…

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Unison hails ‘credible’ offer after school strikes in Swinney’s constituency

The union said industrial action in Perth and Kinross had secured ‘fresh commitments’ from the Scottish Government and Cosla.

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Shona Robison warned against imposing another council tax freeze in Scottish Budget

Scotland’s Finance Secretary has been warned against imposing another council tax freeze. In a letter from Holyrood’s Local Government…

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Scottish councils call for 'fair share' of additional funding from UK Budget

SCOTLAND’S councils have written to the UK and Scottish governments calling for their “fair share” of the extra funding announced in the…

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Greens demand SNP stick to council tax reforms pledge ahead of Scottish Budget

THE SNP have been urged to stick to their council tax reform timetable – as the clock runs down on replacing the “outdated” levy.

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Trade unions 'turn on Unison' over strikes targeting John Swinney's constituency

UNISON has been accused of using striking support staff in the First Minister’s constituency to help boost the pay for council managers ...

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Why are the SNP criticised for freezing council tax?

WHEN Humza Yousaf announced the SNP’s council tax freeze in October last year, it caught his then coalition partners in the Greens by surprise.

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A history of the SNP's pledge to reform council tax

THE SNP first pledged to reform council tax before they even came into government in 2007. So, what happened since then?

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'Political ploy': Fury as union members target John Swinney office over pay

UNION members who protested outside the office of First Minister John Swinney have been accused of a “political ploy” as they escalated their…

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John Swinney ‘deeply disappointed’ as striking union members protest outside office

FIRST Minister John Swinney has said he is “deeply disappointed” with strike action targeting his constituency after union members took their…

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Swinney ‘deeply disappointed’ as striking union members protest outside office

Unison’s non-teaching school staff are staging a two-week walkout in the First Minister’s constituency.

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Scottish Greens to debate withdrawing support for National Care Service plans

AN emergency motion opposing plans for the National Care Service is set to be debated at the upcoming Scottish Greens conference.

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Striking council staff to stage protest outside John Swinney’s office

TRADE union members protesting over council workers’ pay are to take their fight to John Swinney’s office in a bid to encourage the First…

Evening Standard

Striking council staff stage pay protest outside Swinney’s office

Unison members in the Perth and Kinross area are taking part in a two-week walkout which has closed a number of schools.

The National (Scotland)

Shona Robison says 'no more money' available for local government pay

SHONA Robison has said there “simply is no more money” to fund pay deals for local government workers amid strikes which have closed schools in…

Evening Standard

No more money available for local government pay, says Robison

Schools in the constituency of Scotland’s First Minister, John Swinney, are closed due to strike action.

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‘Second-class citizens’: Edinburgh councillors on UK's nations and regions meeting

THE Labour Government has been accused of treating Scots as “second-class citizens” after a meeting of nations and regions set to take place…

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