Labour accuses SNP of underfunding Glasgow City Council

Summarised from Glasgow Times's report · Updated 11 Oct, 07:43 · Archive

Labour claims Glasgow City Council was underfunded by £357 million as the SNP plans to reform Scotland's councils.

Labour claims Glasgow City Council received £357 million less funding than it should have. The party analysed the council's allocation from the Scottish Government, which fell from £1.66 billion in 2013-14 to £1.64 billion in 2025-26. During the same period, the block grant given to the Scottish Government grew by 20.3% in real terms. If Glasgow City Council's funding had kept pace with this increase, the authority would have received £1.997 billion in 2025-26, Labour said.

Scottish Labour leader Michael Marra is calling for 'clarity' from SNP ministers on whether reforms to Scotland's local government will lead to more funding for communities. The SNP is planning major changes to replace Scotland's current 32 councils with between six and ten larger regional bodies and up to 160 smaller local ones. First Minister John Swinney has said he is committed to 'detailed dialogue with local authority leaders' on what the new system will look like. Marra argued that under the SNP 'too much money, power and control in Scotland is centralised with the Scottish Government' and this 'needs to change'.

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• Labour leader accuses SNP of having ‘underfunded’ Glasgow City Council by millionsLabour claims Glasgow City Council was underfunded by £357m, as SNP plans to replace Scotland’s 32 councils prompt calls for clarity on local funding debate.Glasgow Times · 11 Oct, 06:00

In this story: Labour · Scottish National Party · Glasgow City Council · Michael Marra · John Swinney · Glasgow · Scotland

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