Troubled council agrees 3 per cent tax rise

Residents in Moray face a 3 per cent rise in council tax this year.

Councillors said the rise would generate an estimated £1.2 million for services. In November, the Accounts Commission found Moray was one of three councils that could use up their cash reserves within three years.

The public spending watchdog said Moray, Clackmannanshire and North Ayrshire faced running out of spare money for emergencies.

Orkney Islands Council has provisionally agreed also to increase its council tax rate by 3 per cent.

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