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Perth and Kinross Council tax freeze being considered as part of government's financial incentive

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Perth and Kinross Council could be set to freeze its council tax rate for the financial year 2021/22 as the region attempts to recover from the pandemic.

The move is part of an incentive put forward to local authorities by the Scottish Government in its draft budget announced last week.Additional funding of £90 million will be made available to Scotland’s 32 councils if they choose to keep local rates at the current level until next year.Perth and Kinross Council under fire over garden waste price riseFinance secretary Kate Forbes unveiled her draft budget last Thursday and also announced that all Scottish taxpayers will pay less in income tax next year.Further details of the budget and what it means for local authorities are to be sent to.

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