Scottish Budget set to pass with Labour abstaining - BBC News
2 days ago · The Scottish government's Budget looks set to pass after Labour leader Anas Sarwar said his party would abstain from the Holyrood vote. The minority SNP administration will require the help of at ...
SNP Budget to pass as Anas Sarwar says Labour will abstain ... - STV News
2 days ago · The SNP’s Budget is set to pass after Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said his party will abstain from voting. First Minister John Swinney warned MSPs on Monday that blocking the draft Scottish Budget risked “real damage” to the NHS in his first speech of the new year. The SNP leader warned ...
Anas Sarwar hopes to pull rug from SNP with Budget call - BBC News
2 days ago · Sarwar hopes to pull rug from SNP with Budget call. Image source, PA Media. Image caption, ... Political editor, BBC Scotland News. Published. 7 January 2025. Labour has - more or less - ended ...
John Swinney’s speech on the 2025/26 Budget — Scottish National Party
3 days ago · Read John Swinney's speech encouraging opposition parties to support a budget that delivers progress, renewal, and hope. ... News; Videos; Events; ... Independence; Contact; Follow Scottish National Party on Facebook Follow Scottish National Party on Instagram Follow Scottish National Party on Twitter Follow Scottish National Party on Youtube ...
Pass Budget to thwart Elon Musk, John Swinney urges MSPs
3 days ago · First Minister John Swinney has warned opposition MSPs that if they fail to back his Budget it will play "right into the hands of Elon Musk and other populists". The SNP leader also said there ...
Scottish Budget presents huge challenges for SNP - BBC
Dec 3, 2024 · Spending watchdog Audit Scotland warns that the NHS is unsustainable in its present state, local authorities want more cash and autonomy, and unions say education is threatened by a lack of...
Scottish Budget 2024 RECAP as SNP Government confirms it will …
Dec 4, 2024 · Scroll down for all the latest news and reaction to the Scottish Budget throughout the day. Shona Robison announced the SNP's tax and spending plans for the next year in Holyrood on...
Minority SNP government to pass budget after Labour opts to …
2 days ago · Scottish Labour will not oppose the SNP's budget, Anas Sarwar has confirmed. That means John Swinney's minority government will be able to pass their tax and spending plans for the next year.
Swinney warns voting down SNP budget risks 'feeding forces of …
3 days ago · Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton said it was “incumbent on opposition parties to try to shape the Budget in a way that will best unpick some of the damage caused by years of ...
‘Spineless’ Scottish Labour to let SNP tax and ... - The Telegraph
2 days ago · MSPs are due to have their say on the Budget next month, with a final vote provisionally scheduled for Feb 25. The SNP has 62 MSPs out of 129, three short of a majority at Holyrood.