The organisation was asking for almost double the amount it had previously been afforded to help run a support network for more than 1500 community councils across Scotland.
Finance Secretary John Swinney gave the proposal short shrift and said the ASCC could have £40,000 for 2011/12. The ASCC's president Vincent Waters responded abruptly. His organisation could not function with such a limited budget and would close in April 2012, he said.
