Comment: Local Government Finance Settlement for Moray
Responding to the Scottish Government publication of revised local government finance settlement figures for Moray Scottish Conservative Highlands and Islands MSP Jamie Halcro Johnston commented:
“This just goes to show what a mess Derek Mackay and the SNP are making of Scotland’s national and local finances.
“Despite Derek Mackay himself accepting at the Scottish Parliament’s Finance Committee that he has more money available to use than last year, he’s chosen to make cuts to council budgets across Scotland.
“And now these revised figures show that, on top of the cuts already made, Moray’s settlement is to be cut even further, albeit by a relatively small amount. However, after years of poor settlements, this only adds to the pressures facing public services in Moray; pressure caused by SNP cuts and their mismanagement of Scotland’s finances and economy.
“If Derek Mackay and the SNP can’t get the numbers right on something as important as the Draft Budget, it really begs the question where else are they making mistakes? This is the just the latest SNP finance fiasco. Unfortunately, I doubt it will be the last.”
