Local governments 'under pressure' and 'more reliant' on federal government

City of Sydney Councillor Linda Scott says local governments are “under pressure”. This comes amid questions of the local government and its spending priorities. “More generally, local governments are under pressure,” Ms Scott told Sky News host Paul Murray. “More than ever before, they’re much more reliant on federal government funding. “Local governments run about a third of the nation's infrastructure on four per cent of the nation’s tax take.”