From schools to leisure centres, bin collections to road maintenance, councils are facing tough choices to maintain services amid mounting pressure on their finances.
Local authorities are due to vote on their budgets over the coming weeks, with increases in council tax expected.
The Scottish Government has promised to increase local authority funding by more than £1bn.
But councils say higher costs and increased demand mean they will still need to cut services.
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