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Joint calls for Chancellor to end austerity and invest in Scotland ahead of UK Budget

THERE have been joint calls for Labour to end austerity measures, invest more in public finances, and tax the super-rich ahead of the Autumn…

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Health experts set out necessary action to drive down deaths in Scotland

Non-Communicable Disease Alliance Scotland has set out a 10-year vision seeking to fundamentally change Scotland’s poor health.

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Budget must ‘immediately and significantly’ increase cash for Scotland – Swinney

The First Minister was speaking ahead of Chancellor Rachel Reeves’s statement outlining her tax and spending plans.

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John Swinney gives statement amid row over Nicola Sturgeon probe legal advice

FIRST Minister John Swinney has given a statement to Holyrood after the Scottish Government published legal advice relating to the independent…

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John Swinney won't attend Alex Salmond's funeral 'in line with family's wishes'

THE Scottish Government has confirmed the First Minister will not attend Alex Salmond’s funeral on Tuesday...

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How the poll tax paved the way for council tax – and Margaret Thatcher's downfall

CONSIDER for a second if the Scottish Government introduced a replacement for council tax that was so unpopular it led to riots across the country…

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Why has the Scottish Government failed to reform council tax?

THE first and only really substantive reform to council tax in Scotland since the creation of the Scottish Parliament has been rate changes…

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A history of the SNP's pledge to reform council tax

THE SNP first pledged to reform council tax before they even came into government in 2007. So, what happened since then?

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Increase capital cash in Budget, Robison tells Chancellor Reeves

The Chancellor will lay out her Budget on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Views sought on reforms to energy infrastructure planning

The Government says the changes will make the system for considering large energy projects more efficient.

Evening Standard

Scots would be 'perfectly happy' to see end of free prescriptions, Tory leader says

SCOTS would be “perfectly happy” to see the end of universal free prescriptions from the NHS, the Scottish Tory leader has claimed ...

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John Swinney calls for end to 'unfair' strikes targeting schools in his constituency

SCOTLAND'S First Minister has called for an end to strike action targeting his constituency ...

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SNP hail Labour reforms to Scottish planning laws on energy

REFORMS to energy planning rules aimed at accelerating new clean power developments have been unveiled by the Scottish and UK governments.

The National (Scotland)

Swinney calls for end to strikes targeting schools in his constituency

Primary schools and nurseries have faced disruption since last week.

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Sarwar says Labour will ‘end austerity’ as he challenges SNP ministers on Budget

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar spoke out as Chancellor Rachel Reeves prepares to deliver the Budget on Wednesday.

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Scottish river project creating 113 miles of walking routes receives £10m funding

AN AMBITIOUS project to create more than 100 miles of walking and cycling routes along the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders has been backed…

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Bannockburn battlefield race track plans condemned as 'fatally flawed'

PLANS to build a controversial horse racing track on the Bannockburn battlefield have been condemned as “fatally flawed” by Scotland’s largest…

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Ministers must tax ‘planet-wrecking private jets’, campaigners urge

The Scottish Government is being urged to turbo-charge talks with UK ministers so it can introduce a tax on private jets – with environmental…

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Ministers ‘misled’ on environmental impact of new power plant, campaigners claim

Ministers have been “misled” over the environmental impact of a proposed new

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What are the alternatives to council tax? These are the options ...

BACK in 2015, the Commission on Local Tax Reform set up by the Scottish Government argued that the current council tax system must end and a fairer…

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Greens will 'push SNP to end funding for firms arming Israel' in Budget negotiations

THE Greens will push for the Scottish Government to end funding for firms arming Israel in Budget negotiations ...

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Scottish Greens reveal ‘minimum needed' for party to support SNP Budget

THE Scottish Greens have set out the "very minimum" the party needs to support the forthcoming SNP Government Budget.

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Sepa prosecutions of environmental rulebreakers plummet

COMPLAINTS about pollution in Scotland leapt over the past 10 years while successful prosecutions of polluters have fallen from 18 to zero, The…

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Scottish Government warns Labour Budget could cost NHS Scotland 2000 nurses

THE UK Government’s upcoming Budget could cost NHS Scotland “2000 nurses”, the Scottish Government has warned ...

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Strikes targeting John Swinney's constituency face key hurdles

IT remains to be seen how effective a union’s target of the First Minister’s constituency will be in achieving their aims, according to experts…

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