More money is needed to fund council services, the two main candidates in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by election have said.
services, the two main candidates in the Rutherglen and Hamilton West by-election have said.
The SNP candidate said the root of the problem was Tory austerity, Brexit and the Tories crashing the economy, while the Labour candidate added as well as Tory-created problems, the Scottish Government has underfunded councils for the last decade. She added: “The Scottish Government has been doing all it can to support people putting money into people’s pockets.”She said: “We have one hand behind our back, the Scottish Government budget in real terms has been cut but has passed on as much as it can.”
He added: “It has chosen to pass austerity on to councils. Economic incompetence has been made worse by the SNP.”He said budgets were being cut but councils expected to deliver more services.
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