Dundee City Council reveals budget cut plans

Image caption, Dundee City Council said frontline service had escaped the brunt of the cuts

Dundee City Council has unveiled how it plans to save 拢14.5m from next year's budget.

Among the SNP administration's proposals are a 拢4m cut in education and the transfer of the Caird Hall concert venue to a public trust.

The council hopes to save more than 拢5m through voluntary redundancies, early retirements and a wage freeze.

But council leaders said frontline services have escaped the majority of the cuts.

An extra 拢2.2m would be spent on social work, with an additional 拢300,000 set aside for winter maintenance and 拢200,000 for residential places for children, the council said.

Council leader Ken Guild said: "We have been taking a fresh look at how we can provide the best services for the people of Dundee within very tight financial constraints, while maintaining a council tax freeze.

"That work has helped shape the savings proposals we as an administration are bringing forward today."

The measures will need to be approved by councillors in February.