Finance Secretary Kate Forbes is calling on the UK Government to provide urgent support to mitigate the rising cost of living amid “acute challenges” for households and the economy.
She has written to Chancellor Rishi Sunak urging him to match the 6% uprate on social security benefits which the Scottish Government is providing on eight of the benefits it delivers.
She also calls for more targeted funding to business sectors directly affected by the conflict in Ukraine and the full replacement of EU funding lost to Scotland as a result of Brexit.
