Aberdeen City Council not proposing council tax rise

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Aberdeen City Council is not planning to raise council tax levels, its finance convener has said.

Willie Young said the Labour-led administration had decided not to propose a rise, which could have been up to 3%.

Householders who live in properties in Band E to H will still face an increase after MSPs agreed changes.

Aberdeen City Council will meet on Wednesday to decide its budget for the coming year.

Millions of pounds of savings need to be made.

The opposition SNP group on the city council is also proposing a freeze in council tax.

BBC Scotland had revealed last week that Aberdeen was unlikely to have an across-the-board council tax rise.

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