Opposition parties reveal alternative budget proposals

Mr Keenan also revealed that Labour would reverse the SNP’s budget cuts of £375,000 to Leisure & Culture Dundee.

And he promised £100 for every primary school pupil and £150 for every secondary school student experiencing poverty via the National Entitlement Card Scheme “to deliver a level playing field for the most vulnerable young people in our society”.

Meanwhile, Dundee Liberal Democrat councillors Craig Duncan and Fraser Macpherson today announced their amendments aimed at tackling some of the worst effects of what they described as the “SNP’s austerity cuts” and without increasing the council tax.

The Lib Dem amendments to the budget would, if successful, see proposed increases in school meals, burial charges and social care charges completely scrapped, some car parking charge increases dropped and SNP cuts to recycling and the night noise team reversed.

Councillor Duncan said: “We want to avoid the council tax increasing again this year. Council and other workers earning less than £36,500 will get their first pay increase of more than 1% in a long time this year. It will be 3% — and then along comes the SNP and puts up their council tax by 3%. It is like giving with one hand and taking back with the other.”

Dundee City Council’s budget for 2018/19 will be presented to councillors for approval on Thursday.

Kevin Keenan has revealed Labour’s alternative budget.