On Thursday 17^th October, ahead of the UK Government’s Autumn Budget on Wednesday 30^th October, the COSLA President, Councillor Shona Morrison, Vice-President,  Councillor Steven Heddle, and Resources Spokesperson, Councillor Katie Hagmann, wrote to the Chancellor of the Exchequer outlining the need for vital additional resources to be provided to Scotland to alleviate critical pressures on Local Government services.

You can find the letter here.

This letter forms part of a wider Budget Lobbying campaign ahead of the publication of the Scottish Government Budget later this year. To hear more about our Budget Lobbying campaign, elected members are encouraged to sign up for our online Elected Member Seminar on Thursday 13th November at 1pm.