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Dec 21, 2023
Point of Order!
After First Minister’s Questions I asked a point of order. Please see why, by clicking on the graphic.
Dec 19, 2023
SNP Government Delivers a Strong 2024-25 Scottish Budget
Deputy First Minister (DFM) Shona Robison MSP delivered a strong 2024-25 Budget. This was followed by incoherent Labour and Tory calls...
Feb 21, 2023
KENNETH BACKS SCOTLAND'S BUDGET WHILE OPPOSITION HAS NO ANSWERS
Click on the above graphic to watch the speech.
Feb 3, 2023
SCOTTISH BUDGET 2023-24
Yesterday I spoke in the Stage 1 debate on the Scottish Budget. Once again the SNP Government faced difficult financial decisions, given...
Jan 30, 2023
SCOTTISH GAS LAUNCHES NEW £10 MILLION PREPAYMENT CUSTOMER SUPPORT FUND
The funding is targeted to help prepayment and vulnerable customers and comes in the form of a non-repayable prepayment meter credit up...
Jan 26, 2023
PRE-BUDGET SCRUTINY
Earlier today I led a debate on pre-budget scrutiny on behalf of the Finance and Public Administration Committee. This debate allows...
Jan 25, 2023
FINANCE COMMITTEE’S 2023-24 SCOTTISH BUDGET REPORT
Scotland’s public finances are under considerable strain, with high inflation, a cost-of-living crisis and demands for improved public...
Nov 17, 2022
UK Chancellor Announces Package of Tax Rises and Spending Cuts
The UK Government’s Autumn Statement today fails to address the pressure on Scotland’s devolved budget to help people with the cost of...
Nov 5, 2022
Difficult Budget Decisions Needed to Balance the Books, Warns Holyrood's Finance Committee
A Holyrood committee has warned of difficult tax and spending decisions in the budget if the Scottish Government is to balance the books...
Oct 7, 2022
2023/24 Scottish Budget to be published on 15 December
The 2023/24 Scottish Budget will be published on 15 December 2022, the Deputy First Minister John Swinney has confirmed following...
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