It is now undoubtedly farewell to the concordat, occasionally billed as historic, between Ministers and Cosla.

BBC: The Scottish budget fight begins

Under the Concordat between local authorities and the Scottish government, councils agreed to pay kinship carers an amount equivalent to that received by foster carers.

BBC: Fair pay call for kinship carers

Not everybody likes the new concordat between environmentalism and religion.

ECONOMIST: Religion and climate change

So what happens to the concordat with councils, particularly if they are to be pushed into another year of council tax freeze, and to use their borrowing powers to fill the capital spend gap?

BBC: Budget challenge