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Scottish ministers largely to blame for spending crisis, says watchdog

Scottish Fiscal Commission says emergency cuts are a result of under-budgeting for public sector pay awards

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Keir Starmer's weather comment proves fuel poverty point, warns minister

A SCOTTISH minister has taken aim at a comment Keir Starmer made about the weather during a major speech in the Downing Street rose garden ...

The National (Scotland)

Labour cuts will 'fundamentally damage' Scottish public services, SNP warn

LABOUR’S political choices will “fundamentally damage” public services in Scotland, the Finance Secretary has warned ...

The National (Scotland)

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Nature charity challenges ‘disappointing’ Scottish Government move to redirect funds

A NATURE charity has challenged the Scottish Government move to redirect money intended for restoring nature and improving biodiversity towards…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Government's nature fund to be redirected to council pay awards

SCOTTISH Government money intended for restoring nature and improving biodiversity has been redirected towards local government pay awards...

The National (Scotland)

Labour panned for plan to bypass Holyrood with new Scotland Office powers

FINANCE Secretary Shona Robison has blasted reports suggesting Labour could change the law to allow Scottish Secretary Ian Murray to bypass Holyrood…

The National (Scotland)

Council tax could surge as UK Government cuts take toll on Scotland, MSP says

COUNCIL tax is likely to surge next year as the UK Government’s squeeze on finances continues to put Scottish Government spending under severe…

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Only ‘frontline’ public sector jobs in Scotland to be filled due to UK cuts

THE Scottish Government has confirmed a freeze in public sector recruitment in all but "essential frontline" posts as the UK Government's…

The National (Scotland)

Scotland scraps universal winter fuel payment and prepares for more cuts

Shona Robison says decision forced by chancellor’s withdrawal of benefit in other parts of UK

The Guardian - UK

'Party before country': Kate Forbes savages Scottish Labour MPs over benefit cut

KATE Forbes has accused the UK Government of driving "a coach and horses through the devolution settlement" as she launched a fierce…

The National (Scotland)

'It'll be tough': SNP look at public sector cuts as Labour 'usher in austerity'

THE Scottish Government will make sure public services “don't crumble away”, the Finance Secretary has said as she raised the prospect of major…

The National (Scotland)

Scottish Government finds ‘additional funding’ it says could avert bin strikes

IMPENDING strike action by waste workers in Scotland could be averted after “additional funding” was found, ministers have said ...

The National (Scotland)

'Plainly wrong': Ian Murray accused of 'lie' about SNP minister amid austerity row

AN SNP MSP has accused the Scottish Secretary of choosing “to lie on air” amid a row over an apparently false statement about the SNP Finance…

The National (Scotland)

'Worrying': Almost half of voters think polling card is sufficient ID

NEARLY half of voters in the UK believe a polling card is sufficient ID for voting in the General Election, a poll has indicated.

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Scottish first minister John Swinney appoints Kate Forbes as deputy

Announcement comes after Swinney is sworn in as seventh first minister ‘for everyone in Scotland’

The Guardian - UK

Scotland raises minimum alcohol prices by almost one third

Minimum price of bottle of whisky set at £18.20 as ministers mull health tax to retrieve higher revenue from shops

The National (Scotland)

UK Covid Inquiry hearings to begin in Edinburgh after government WhatsApp pledge

SCOTTISH politicians and officials will be appearing before the UK Covid Inquiry during hearings which will begin in Edinburgh this week.

The National (Scotland)

Councils say Scottish Budget contains 'no money for public service reform'

THE Scottish Government’s Budget contains no money for public service reform, council leaders have insisted.

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'Final straw': Scottish pub closes down with jab at Government

A SCOTTISH pub has pointed the finger at inflation, surging utility costs, and the lack of business rates relief in the recent Scottish Budget as it…

The National (Scotland)

Council leaders warn poverty gap will grow without more funding

COUNCIL leaders have warned the “poverty gap in Scotland will continue to grow” unless more cash can be found for local government as part of…

The National (Scotland)

'No evidence' to suggest Scots don't like paying more income tax, says expert

THERE is currently no evidence to suggest people are put off by more income tax bands in Scotland, an expert has told The National.

The National (Scotland)

Architect of SNP Growth Commission speaks out against tax rises

THE architect of the SNP’s economic plans for independence has hit out at the party’s plans to raise income tax on high earners.

The National (Scotland)

Kate Forbes highlights 'brutal' impact of Westminster cuts on Scottish Budget

FORMER finance secretary Kate Forbes has said the UK Government’s cuts to Scotland’s budget are “brutal” amid fears over whether a key…

The National (Scotland)

MSPs to be updated on Scottish Government’s delayed A9 dualling programme

TRANSPORT Secretary Mairi McAllan will today update Holyrood on the Scottish Government’s delayed plans to dual the A9 road...

The National (Scotland)

Shona Robison confirms gender reform appeal to be scrapped despite 'outrageous' block

Deputy First Minister Shona Robison confirmed any further legal challenge to recent rulings on the controversial gender recognition reform will be…

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