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| Campaigners against Aberdeen City Council's budget cuts are to gather a petition calling for leader Kate Dean to resign, BBC Scotland can reveal. | Campaigners against Aberdeen City Council's budget cuts are to gather a petition calling for leader Kate Dean to resign, BBC Scotland can reveal. |
| She has been criticised over the handling of the council's finances, at a time when services have been cut. | |
| The city's Trade Union Council intends to gather the signatures. | The city's Trade Union Council intends to gather the signatures. |
| The council leader insisted she had no intention of resigning, adding she doubted there was "any chance" of the majority of Aberdonians signing. | |
| Trade Union Council secretary Sultan Feroz said: "We are confident we can get the majority of Aberdonians to sign the petition." | Trade Union Council secretary Sultan Feroz said: "We are confident we can get the majority of Aberdonians to sign the petition." |
| Scotland's finance secretary has been called on to investigate whether Aberdeen City Council's £49.7m budget cutbacks are legal. | Scotland's finance secretary has been called on to investigate whether Aberdeen City Council's £49.7m budget cutbacks are legal. |
| BBC Scotland revealed on Tuesday that council managers had been asked to identify who could be offered voluntary redundancy or early retirement. | BBC Scotland revealed on Tuesday that council managers had been asked to identify who could be offered voluntary redundancy or early retirement. |
| An all-party leadership board was set up in the wake of a critical report from the Accounts Commission earlier this year, which said Aberdeen City Council faced "extremely serious" challenges. | An all-party leadership board was set up in the wake of a critical report from the Accounts Commission earlier this year, which said Aberdeen City Council faced "extremely serious" challenges. |
| The cutbacks have led to months of public protests. | The cutbacks have led to months of public protests. |