The Deputy First Minister has been invited to an emergency summit over council cuts in the city.

Green councillors have demanded John Swinney, who is acting finance secretary, witness the extent of cuts facing Glasgow.

Glasgow sets its budget on Thursday with a £100 million shortfall for funding services.

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The Greens said there must be further discussion to provide more money and additional powers to avoid these “devastating” service cuts.

They argue cash for Glasgow from the Scottish Government and other councils is “insufficient” and will “lead to vital services being slashed”.

Greens are in Government with the SNP at Holyrood and have two government ministers Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater.

In Glasgow, the Green council group said setting a no-cuts budget with the available money would mean an “unconscionable” 30% hike in council tax.

The SNP needs the support of the 10 Greens to get a budget passed but the Greens say they cannot support a budget that would slash statutory services.

Jon Molyneux, co-leader of the Glasgow Green Councillors Group, said: “Green councillors have been working hard in an impossible situation for months as we try to find a solution. We cannot - and will not - support a budget which puts this city and its people at risk. 

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“But there is only so much we can do. Without more revenue raising powers - alongside the need for council tax to be scrapped and replaced with a more progressive local property tax - local authorities are relying on the Scottish Government to do all they can. In this case, their proposals are not good enough.

“We hope that Mr Swinney will recognise the desperate position his government has left our city in. We invite him to visit Glasgow on Wednesday, witness the services his government are putting at risk, and work with councillors to find a solution.”