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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Politics
Katrine Bussey

Ministers may have to ‘pare back’ on election promises or make ‘trade-offs’

A think tank warned SNP ministers may have to ‘pare back their manifesto pledges’ or make ‘tougher trade-offs’ in other areas (PA) -

Scottish ministers are being warned that “stretched” public finances mean they will have to either “pare back their manifesto pledges” or else make “tougher trade-offs” in other areas.

A new briefing paper from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) warns of “very tough trade-offs” for ministers given the “already stretched Scottish budget”.

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