Scot Lib Dems respond as council debt at record levels

Responding to the publication of the Scottish Local Government Finance Statistics showing total council debt rising to a record £21.8 billion, an increase of £1.25bn in just a year, Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Willie Rennie commented:

"We are rapidly heading down a path that will see Scottish councils declaring bankruptcy.

"They have been put on a starvation diet for a decade. There needs to be some honesty from the SNP and the Scottish Greens.  

"Key services will vanish entirely and jobs will be lost unless they end their blockade of fresh funds for local communities."