A 30% increase in council tax and massive job losses are to be debated by Glasgow City Council's Labour group today...
A 30% increase in council tax and massive job losses are to be debated by Glasgow City Council's Labour group today, reports The Scotsman (p1).
Seven hundred compulsory redundancies, 800 voluntary, and a 500 further posts left unfilled are likely to make up a cuts package that will involve the closure of a range of services including old people's homes and schools.
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