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Scottish council leaders call for £45m boost

Scottish council leaders have called for the £45m Barnett consequentials from a £600m boost to the English finance settlement to be passed to them.

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By Dan Peters | 12 February 2024

Scottish council leaders have called for the £45m Barnett consequentials from a £600m boost to the English finance settlement to be passed to them.

The Welsh Government has already announced an additional £25m to support cash-strapped local authorities in 2024-25 to reflect its ‘consequential allocation'.

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