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Whilst councils have made significant savings, the cost of delivering services is rising faster than available funding.

Delays in discharging patients from hospital affect people

The NHS in Scotland has not improved in line with commitments made by the Scottish Government, despite having more staff and more money.

Lower earnings and employment growth in Scotland compared with the rest of the UK is reducing the impact of devolved taxes on the country’s budget.

Rising charges and reduced spending impacting council culture and leisure services.

Plans to improve Scotland’s care system have been slow to come together after not enough early delivery planning by the Scottish Government and COSLA.

The Scottish Government needs to set out how it will manage a funding gap created by its higher spending on devolved benefits.

Flooding is getting worse because of changes to our climate. It’s likely flooding will happen more often.