Argyll and Bute and Inverclyde may ditch council tax raise

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Argyll and Bute and Inverclyde had broken ranks over the council tax freeze promised by the government.

Council tax looks set to be frozen across the whole of Scotland as two councils reconsider planned increases.They will now ask councillors to vote for a freeze in return for additional funds from the Scottish government.

Most councils voted for a freeze but Argyll and Inverclyde said increases were the only way to maintain jobs and services. He said an extra £2.3m had been offered to support the impact of severe weather last autumn, and a council tax freeze would release other government funding, meaning the authority stood to gain an extra £6.26m in total.

The decision by both Argyll and Bute and Inverclyde councils to reconsider putting up council tax bills will be welcomed by ministers as a victory not just for government but for local taxpayers too.

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