Thursday, 18 January 2007, 09:34 GMT
Third council cuts tourism cash
Perth and Kinross Council has become the third Tayside authority to cut funding for Scotland's tourism agency.
The council decided to take £5,000 from its allocation to VisitScotland and give it to a local tourist group.
The move came after Dundee City and Angus councils cut their VisitScotland funding by a total of £167,000.
Tourism Minister Patricia Ferguson expressed her disappointment at that decision, which she said had forced the agency to take cost-cutting steps.
Perth and Kinross Council's decision to allocate more money to the South Perthshire Tourist Association came after the closure of the tourist information centre at Auchterarder.
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