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Council tax rises of up to 13 per cent could be facing people in Falkirk over the next five years, a new report has suggested. ‌

According to the report going to Falkirk Council , even a council tax rise of seven per cent each year for the next five years would leave the council short by nearly £44 million to cover expenditure. ‌

Further rises of between eight and 13.4 per cent over the next five years will almost certainly be needed to balance the council's books, even with major cuts to services, the financial strategy report warns. ‌

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The hikes would come after a 15.6 per cent increase in April - the highest rise in Scotland, which took Falkirk from one of the lowest rate

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