The most senior Argyll and Bute Council finance off cer has warned that the recent Scottish Government budget could leave the region worse off.
In a presentation to the council’s Policy and Resources Committee on December 13, head of strategic finance Kirsty Flanagan said the funding allocation for local government could increase the authority’s funding gap for 2019/20 to around £9 million. Earlier estimates by finance off cials had put the predicted gap at £7.23 million.
Councillor Gary Mulvaney, policy lead for strategic finance, said: ‘The harsh fact is that the funding allocated to local government means another cut to the council’s core funding of around 2.5 per cent.