Our Spending Choices
Our Spending Choices - the 2020/21 budget
The council approved a balanced budget for 2020/21 at a meeting held on Tuesday 11 February 2020.
- Read about the budget decisions
- Council budget meeting agenda and papers
- Read 'Your questions answered' on the 2020/21 budget funding
Spending and income
Council spending in 2020/21 will be £217.5 million. Of this, £54.5 million is funded by Council Tax. £163 million comes in the form of grant from the Scottish Government.
Council Tax
Council Tax has gone up by 4.84 per cent for 2020/21. (The maximum level set by the Scottish Government). This takes effect from April 2020, resulting in a Band D tax of £1,409.
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