‘Lateness’ of UK Budget ‘entirely undesirable’, says Swinney

Chancellor Rachel Reeves will outline her next Budget in the Commons on November 26 (PA) - (PA Archive)

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has put the Scottish Government in an “entirely undesirable situation” with the “lateness” of her Budget, Scotland’s First Minister has said.

With Ms Reeves not due to unveil her fiscal plans to MPs until November 26, John Swinney said the Scottish Government’s own budget process will therefore come “under enormous pressure”.