The minister in charge of Scotland’s finances has said he cannot promise he can insulate the country from the “fiscal recklessness” of the UK Government.
Deputy First Minister John Swinney – who has taken control of the finance brief while Finance Secretary Kate Forbes is on maternity leave – told the Finance and Public Administration Committee he was worried that a drive to create “market certainty” after a period of upheaval could mean a dip in UK Government spending on public services.
