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Glasgow Council Tax to rise in April Glasgow and Edinburgh council tax bills to increase by nearly 5%
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Council Tax in Glasgow is set to rise by 4.64% in April. Scotland's two biggest councils have voted to increase domestic rates by nearly 5%.
The SNP administration passed its 2020-21 budget after accepting an amendment from the Scottish Greens and gaining the party's support. In Glasgow, the SNP-administration set the rise at 4.64% while Edinburgh's SNP-Labour coalition agreed 4.79%.
Glasgow City Council's budget includes proposed revenue savings of £26.5m, including the introduction of a charge for bulk waste collection. Councils across Scotland have the power to raise council tax by up to 4.8% this year.
The council has also proposed closing Blairvadach outdoor centre in Argyll and Bute and make the staff redundant. In the coming weeks, the country's 32 local authorities will be agreeing their budgets ahead of the new financial year on 1 April.
Glasgow's budget was passed after an amendment from the Scottish Greens was accepted.
The deal agreed includes proposed revenue savings of £26.5m, including the introduction of a charge for bulk waste collection.
The council has also proposed closing Blairvadach outdoor centre in Argyll and Bute and making the staff redundant.
Education centre to close
A number of venues and outdoor spaces operated by Glasgow Life - a charity that delivers activities on behalf of the council - would also be transferred to "local community management" under the proposals, saving £600,000.A number of venues and outdoor spaces operated by Glasgow Life - a charity that delivers activities on behalf of the council - would also be transferred to "local community management" under the proposals, saving £600,000.
Potential savings of £7.6m have been identified for social work services and £3m to waste collection in the city.Potential savings of £7.6m have been identified for social work services and £3m to waste collection in the city.
SNP councillors said it was a budget that protected teacher numbers and provided an extra £1m for climate emergency action. SNP councillors said it was a budget that protected teacher numbers and provided an extra £1m for climate emergency action. But opposition parties have criticised the bulk waste collection charge and "cuts" to street sweeping.
But opposition parties have criticised the bulk waste collection charge and "cuts" to street sweeping. The Labour group also said it would have wanted the "much-loved" Blairvadach Outdoor Education Centre to have remained open.
The Labour group also said they would kept the "much-loved" Blairvadach Outdoor Education Centre open.
The centre, which is run for Glasgow school children, is one of the largest residential outdoor education centres in Scotland and has been operating for more than 45 years.The centre, which is run for Glasgow school children, is one of the largest residential outdoor education centres in Scotland and has been operating for more than 45 years.
According to the budget proposal, closure of the centre would save £218,000.According to the budget proposal, closure of the centre would save £218,000.
In the capital, councillors were faced with the need to save £87m over the next three years.
The local authority said it would use the money from the council tax rise to invest in "key priorities" such as new schools.