A senior council leader warns that councillors may refuse to pass on more cuts to their communities, causing concern in Holyrood. Town halls across Scotland are facing a financial crisis due to years of budget cuts.
Councillors sick of making cuts to local services could "walk away" and allow the Scottish Government to do the "dirty work" instead, a senior council leader has warned. Stephen McCabe, who leads the Labour administration on Inverclyde Council, said town halls across the country were facing a financial crisis caused by years of real-terms cuts to their budgets.
He also attacked Humza Yousaf's decision to impose a council tax freeze this year despite public services already struggling for survival. But McCabe's prediction that councillors may ultimately refuse to pass on more cuts to their communities is likely to cause concern in Holyrood. Local authorities are legally obliged to balance their books each year and are not permitted to enter bankruptcy. But several English councils have in recent years have been forced to issue a Section 114 notice - an admission the town hall can no longer meet its financial commitment
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