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Derek Mackay is discussing the budget deal with @SP_FinCon just now. Be ready for more dispute about how much money local government is getting; here's the position via the @ScotParl info centre. Expect to hear all these numbers and more bandied about: core grant is down; overall funding is up
James Kelly and Derek Mackay getting in to it over these figures now. Finance secretary says it's a "fact" that local government is getting more money; Labour MSP says he's "living in a fantasy". And around in circles we go...
Patrick Harvie says local govt "left in a great deal of uncertainty" until hours before the stage one debate; letting talks go "down to the wire" does councils no good. Derek Mackay says ScotGov has to "move at breakneck speed" to produce its own budget due to timing of UK budget
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