SCOTTISH Labour is calling today for the SNP government to invest in councils before drastic cuts are made to public services.

MSPs and councillors have said underfunding and the delay to passing on vital Barnett consequentials to councils have left them unprepared for the financial ramifications of coronavirus. 

These funds are passed on to the Scottish government by Westminster, allocated to Wales, Scotland and the north of Ireland respectively using the Barnett Formula, and in this case total £155 million.