Last night's cross-party discussions on the Dundee City Council Budget for 2009/10 were both productive and useful.
It is clear that all parties on the Council wish to see the Council Tax held to as reasonable a figure as possible and hopefully a freeze in the charge at 2008/9 levels.
The city council's Labour/LibDem administration has been working hard to achieve this and it was both productive and useful for the group leaders of all the parties on the council to meet to discuss the matter and hopefully find a positive route forward in advance of the budget being set on 12th February.
I am certainly hoping that this dialogue continues in the run up to the budget setting day and that cross-party agreement can be reached for the good of the City.
It is clear that all parties on the Council wish to see the Council Tax held to as reasonable a figure as possible and hopefully a freeze in the charge at 2008/9 levels.
The city council's Labour/LibDem administration has been working hard to achieve this and it was both productive and useful for the group leaders of all the parties on the council to meet to discuss the matter and hopefully find a positive route forward in advance of the budget being set on 12th February.
I am certainly hoping that this dialogue continues in the run up to the budget setting day and that cross-party agreement can be reached for the good of the City.