Labour have accused the Scottish Government of "ripping off" councils, claiming the share of cash local authorities received had fallen under the Nationalists.
And Michael McMahon, Labour's local government spokesman, said that meant local government was £270million worse off.
However, a Scottish Government spokesman insisted Labour was "simply wrong" on this.
But the opposition party said when it was in power in 2006-07 councils had received a total of 34.7% of the Scottish budget.
Labour claimed the SNP's spending plans meant local authorities would receive 33.9% of the budget in 2010-11.
And it argued that if the share of cash local government received had been maintained, councils would be in line to get £12,155million next year, compared to the proposed allocation of £11,885million in Finance Secretary John Swinney's draft budget.
Mr McMahon hit out: "The SNP Government is ripping off local councils by £270 million. Their decision to spend less than Labour on locally delivered services, like education and social work, is already having a real impact on the front-line.
"This represents a massive cut for local government. John Swinney is giving councils in every part of Scotland a bad deal and he needs to take responsibility for the consequences of his actions."
However the Scottish Government spokesman said local government had received 33.4% of the Scottish budget in 2007-08 - the last budget by the previous Labour-led Executive.
And he said this was a reduction from the share of 36.7% in 2003-04, stating: "This Government halted that decline. And under the draft budget we have put forward for 2010-11, local government's share of the budget will increase to 34.1% in 2010-11 - higher than the position inherited by this administration."
The spokesman continued: "The reality is that while the Scottish Government's budget has been cut by Westminster by £521million next year, we have met our commitment to increase local government's share of the budget year-on-year, in recognition of the importance we attach to local services and our partnership with local government."
Last updated: 31 October 2009, 18:01
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