Council Cuts Consultation

Fifers are being asked what they think about plans to save 77 million pounds on council services.

A major consulation has begun on the draft budget which includes proposals to introduce a fee for disabled parking permits.

Other plans include cutting music tuition and increasing class sizes in schools.

The Labour-led administration says it's open to any better ideas people in the Kingdom can come up with, before councillors vote on the plans in February.

Council Leader David Ross said changes to services are "inevitable" as they look to cut spending by £77million within three years.

He said: “We’ve now published our ideas for savings and investment and we need to know what you think. These are decisions that affect the majority of Fife’s population and we will not take them lightly.

“There are some big questions in our consultation that we’d like you to consider. For example, how can we fund vital services? Should we increase charges for services? How can we make savings in education – a service that currently amounts to over half of the council’s entire budget of £748 million?

“We want to have a discussion about the future and how we can shape and change what we do – not just to save money but to improve and invest in key local services.”