The Scottish Government's £11.6bn 'falls short of the fair funding local government requires,' councils have said. According to calculations by the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA), the Scottish Government's announcement represented a £362m shortfall on revenue and £20m on capital. Scottish local authorities had called for the costs of COVID-19 to be met by the Government north of the border, but COSLA said the announcement of £259m non-recurring flexible funding in 2021/22 was short by £511m. Some £90m compensation has been put aside for councils that choose to freeze their council tax at 2020/21 levels. COSLA resources spokesperson, Cllr Gail Macgregor, said: 'We welcome elements of today's announcement but overall this budget falls short of what we would consider a fair settlement for local government.'
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