JOHN Swinney told Tory MSPs at FMQs to stop “shouting and bawling” as he clashed with Russell Findlay on the Budget at FMQs.
The Scottish Tory leader claimed the Budget would only work inside the “left-wing Holyrood bubble” but asked how it would affect businesses across Scotland.
As Swinney started to reply, he hit out at Tory MSPs Alexander Burnett and Douglas Lumsden – who previously clashed with Shona Robison during the Budget on Wednesday.
The First Minister said: “Mr Burnett is laughing and Mr Lumsden as usual is out of his seat with his shouting and bawling.
“Well maybe Mr Lumsden and Mr Burnett can find it in themselves to welcome the tripling of investment in offshore renewable investment that the Government has put in place.
“Maybe they could welcome the £768 million in housing to boost affordable housing expenditure in Scotland.
“Perhaps they could welcome the £200m refuelling of the Scottish National Investment Back to strengthen the Scottish economy.
“That’s this Government delivering to strengthen the economy in Scotland.”
Findlay started FMQs by "thanking" Shona Robison for holding up his letter to the First Minister showing his party was on the side of "hard-working taxpayers and businesses".
He said: "Every worker earning over £30,000 will be forced to pay more than those in the rest of the UK.
"So how can the SNP boast about always taking more for public services that only ever get worse?"
Swinney replied by joking he would not be using "props" in the course of his answer unlike Findlay and said the Scottish Tory leader "helpfully reminded the public of the problem" with his plans.
He said: "Mr Findlay's letter discloses a £950m gaping hole at the very heart of the Conservative taxation proposals to this Parliament.
"That reeks of economic incompetence. And that economic incompetence is a consistent approach for the Scottish Conservatives."
The Conservatives previously proposed almost £1bn worth of tax cuts for the upcoming Scottish Budget.
During FMQs, Swinney also clashed with Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, who said the SNP wanted to "spend more money in the same way".
The First Minister replied: "I think there's really a big problem if the opposition leader in this Parliament cannot change his script to adjust to the answers that I give.
"On a very basic exchange, Mr Sarwar says I only talked about inputs when I talked about the outcomes and the performance of the NHS.
"So really it's not good enough for Mr Sarwar if he can't even step up to be a decent leader of an opposition party to aspire to do anything else."
