West Dunbartonshire Council’s chief has accused the Scottish Authorities of cuts to native authority budgets “that will make Margaret Thatcher blush.”
Labour’s Martin Rooney made the feedback throughout a heated debate at Church Avenue over funding for councils in Scotland.
Nevertheless, chief of the SNP group, Councillor Karen Conaghan, hit again - asking Rooney what important providers his social gathering would select to chop.
Throughout a stormy full assembly of West Dunbartonshire Council, the 2 events clashed over the £14m funds hole dealing with the native authority.
Councillor Rooney stated: “The Scottish Authorities is the primary funder of West Dunbartonshire Council. For the monetary 12 months the Scottish Authorities has obtained a major improve to its funding.
“The funds elevated from £36,7bn to £41,8bn. Regardless of this the Scottish Authorities has continued to underfund West Dunbartonshire Council.
“The Scottish Authorities can be seeking to cut back funding to West Dunbartonshire by an additional seven % over the following 4 years. That is extraordinarily worrying to our council and communities.
“The SNP raided the reserves to steadiness the books, leaving us with a forecast funds hole of £13.8m subsequent 12 months.
“It is a disastrous scenario for our communities. Now we have an ideal storm of inflation, funding cuts and an enormous debt left by the SNP.
“These cuts proposed by the Scottish Authorities would make Margaret Thatcher blush.”
Councillor Conaghan hit again nonetheless, questioning what cuts Labour would make, and insisting that independence was the one means to make sure councils have been correctly funded.
She stated: “There's a vital underfunding of native authorities, and that's one thing which is worrying.
“The underfunding that occurs is on account of the Scottish Authorities underfunding by Westminster. The easy resolution to that's to marketing campaign for independence.
“That is all being imposed by the Tories.
“I’m at a loss as to how we get out of this mess aside from by governing our personal nation.”
Kilpatrick SNP councillor James McElhill agreed, including: “I’ve by no means seen such politicking in my life within the council chamber.
“The UK Authorities are those slicing again budgets not simply in Scotland however in Wales too.
“It’s the UK treasury that retains Scotland and Wales brief on cash.”
Labour’s Michelle McGinty nonetheless questioned why the Scottish Authorities had allotted £20m to planning for a future independence referendum.
The Leven member added: “Did the extra cash obtained from the Barnett System in Scotland come to councils? No it didn't.
“It’s an absolute shame.”