CAMPAIGNERS led by local trade unionists and the Scottish TUC demanded an end yesterday to council tax freezes in Scotland as budget cuts hit jobs, services and communities.

Councils across Scotland have been lobbied on the subject over the last week as they met to set their budgets.

Edinburgh TUC secretary Des Loughney told the Morning Star that the £22 million cuts package forced on the city “will damage services and worsen poverty and inequality.”