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| Stirling Council has agreed to cut its council tax bills for the coming year. | Stirling Council has agreed to cut its council tax bills for the coming year. |
| The local authority unanimously approved a 1.1% reduction - making it the only Scottish council to take such a step so far this year. | The local authority unanimously approved a 1.1% reduction - making it the only Scottish council to take such a step so far this year. |
| Clackmannanshire Council also met on Thursday, but deferred a decision on its budget. | |
| Over recent weeks 28 councils have agreed to freeze their council tax bills, with decisions still awaited in two others. | |
| The Scottish Government said in November that it would provide an extra £70m of funding to councils if they froze the tax at 2007 levels. | The Scottish Government said in November that it would provide an extra £70m of funding to councils if they froze the tax at 2007 levels. |
| The Stirling Council decision means that the bill for an average band D property in the area will fall from £1,223 to £1,209. | |
| New proposals | |
| Council leader Corrie McChord said: "A number of unavoidable financial pressures have made this budget round extremely difficult. | |
| "However, I'm pleased that by making savings across the board we have been able to increase the spending on the priority areas of caring for our most vulnerable people and improving roads and transport." | |
| Clackmannanshire Council's delay was agreed after the council's SNP opposition leader Donald Balsillie put forward an alternative budget. | Clackmannanshire Council's delay was agreed after the council's SNP opposition leader Donald Balsillie put forward an alternative budget. |
| Conservative councillor Alastair Campbell then called for time to consider the new proposals. | Conservative councillor Alastair Campbell then called for time to consider the new proposals. |
| Despite the delay, it is understood that all parties have agreed in principle to freeze council tax. | Despite the delay, it is understood that all parties have agreed in principle to freeze council tax. |
| The authority is expected to meet again next week to take a decision. | The authority is expected to meet again next week to take a decision. |