Salmond warns against budget cuts

Mar 3 2010

A time of tough spending constraints lies ahead for councils in the coming years, First Minister Alex Salmond warned.

He also cautioned against future cuts to the Scottish Budget from Westminster during a speech to the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (Cosla) conference in St Andrews.

Mr Salmond said: "The next few years will be tough for public spending, which is why maintaining strong bonds between national and local government is critical.