Report highlights council tax rise concerns

Financial pressures on Scotland's local authorities could lead to “large council tax rises”, MSPs on Holyrood’s finance committee have warned.

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In a new report, the MSPs said they had “significant concerns” around the fiscal pressures on local government, saying this could also see some councils “struggling to meet their statutory obligations”.

They raised the issue in a report on the Scottish Government's draft budget for 2026-27 - with MSPs also highlighting concerns that spending on social security is leading to the budgets for other areas being “squeezed”.