Opposition parties have revealed their alternative budget proposals for Glasgow City Council.

The Labour and Green groups met separately yesterday to finalise their plans.

Both parties will set out alternative plans for meeting the £42m shortfall in the city’s coffers this year when councillors meet to discuss the budget on Thursday.

The Evening Times this week revealed the plans of the SNP administration which included a 3% council tax raise bins collected less often and plans to invest £20m in community hubs and using £13m of council reserves.

The SNP minority administration need the backing of one other party to pass its budget proposals and so far has none.

Labour said it will not be voting for the SNP plan and the Greens said its support cannot be counted on.

Instead, Labour said it has an alternative budget which it says protects cultural facilities and services in communities.

Frank McAveety, Labour group leader said: “Since 2010 Glasgow has lost £233 per head of population in Scottish Government funding.

“Our budget protects museums, arts and culture and will invest in those services. It protects garden maintenance in communities and the winter fuel payment for over 80s.”

He said it would impose lower charge on concerts in parks at £1.50 a ticket to “achieve a better balance between looking after parks and the cost of tickets.”

Mr McAveety said Local Government funding is a central problem for Glasgow.

He added: “The city has lost £1bn since 2010. The system is broken but we have tried to protect what we think people want protected.”

The Greens want even more cash raised by a higher council tax rise to minimise the impact of cuts on services and jobs.

The Greens propose £21.9 million of savings and new income generation, with the remainder made up from a 3.5% increase to Council Tax as well as a £12 million contribution from the Council’s reserves.

The party said it would reverse 700 job cuts and protect all community facilities and schools.

Green Group co-convenor Allan Young said: “We’ve done everything we can to avoid savings from front line services and have set stretching targets for the Council to operate more efficiently and raise more money where it can.

“We think this is a positive set of proposals that meets today’s challenges and invests in a sustainable future both for the planet and for the local services we all rely on The SNP administration needs the support of at least one other party to secure a majority for its budget.

“Having rejected our calls to publish their plans in full, they can’t count on our support, but Greens remain willing to work constructively to help the city secure the best budget possible.”

The Conservative group is not expected to present an alternative budget.