Say one thing one week, do the opposite the next. No Verity in this House.
“Fully funded” means adding between £150-250m to govt grants to councils. Where from?
A freeze can only be enforced by severe cuts to the grants of any council that dares plan to put tax up. Will he do so?
Legal but totally contrary to Verity House Agreement and good governance. Essentially saying to lg, freeze council tax and we’ll partially make up difference in grant (which Scot Govt has been cutting grant for years now).