Western Isles Council SNP Group opposed council tax rise
The SNP group had earlier arranged an open meeting with independent councillors to discuss their planned amendment, which included reinstatement of concessionary fares across the Sounds of Barra and Harris and a request for a report on simplified planning zones to help development by cutting bureaucracy.
SNP group leader, councillor Gordon Murray praised councillors Donald Manford and Calum Macmillan who proposed and seconded the amendment on behalf of the group.
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Hide AdCllr Murray said after the meeting: “I’m very proud of the work that Cllrs Manford and Macmillan put into this amendment, trying hard to protect people from a rise of nearly 5% in the council tax and attempting to help development with simplified planning zones.
“Our council has one of the highest levels of unearmarked balances in Scotland and has also gone through a restructuring process resulting in senior council chiefs getting substantial pay rises - I don’t think it’s fair to be raising the council tax under these circumstances.”
Councillors who voted to impose a 4.79% council tax increase
Roddie Mackay
Norman Macdonald
Charlie Nicolson
Uisdean Robertson
Angus Mccormack
Alasdair macleod
Angus Morrison
Donald Crichton
Kenny John macleod
Norman Macdonald
Ranald Fraser
John n Macleod
Finlay Stewart
Roddy Mackay
Iain m macleod
Paul Steele
Iain m Macaulay
Neil Mackay
Keith Dodson
John Mackay
Paul Finnegan