Our Spending Choices

Spending Choices 2019/20

The council approved a balanced budget for 2019/20 at a meeting of the full council held on Tuesday 12 February 2019.

• Read about the budget decisions
• Council budget meeting agenda and papers

Budget consultation

The Spending Choices 2019/20 budget consultation ran from 6 November 2018 to 18 January 2019. You can read the findings here:

• The summary findings from the consultation and other papers for the Council budget meeting on 12 February

Council Tax

Council Tax has gone up by 4.79 per cent in 2019/20. (The maximum level set by the Scottish Government). This took effect from April, resulting in a Band D tax of £1,344.

More information

See our factsheet on council spending:

• How we spend your money 2018/19

See the answers to commonly asked questions about council spending:

• Yours questions answered