An angry war of words has erupted after leader of NorThAyrshire Council Joe Cullinane accused Cunninghame NorThMSP KenneThGibson of misleading the public over the council’s budget.
He also challenged the MSP to a public debate on the issue.
Councillor Cullinane, when quantifying the budget, described a revenue budget gap of £22.5 million in 2019/20 following a 2.3 per cent cut to its core revenue grant from the Scottish Government, while Mr Gibson described the allocation as an increase of £23.2 million – 8.3 per cent increase.