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Councils face 'worst' cash crisis

Exclusive: Scotland's councils are �hurtling towards an unprecedented financial crisis, with severe cutbacks forecast next year being revised upwards again � by as much as 50%.

GERRY BRAIDEN and STEWART PATERSON

Scotland's councils are hurtling towards an unprecedented financial crisis, with severe cutbacks forecast next year now being revised upwards again - by as much as 50%.