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Neil Pooran

MSPs ‘deeply concerned’ about Government’s lack of strategic financial approach

The next Scottish Budget will be published in December (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

A cross-party group of MSPs is “deeply concerned” about the Scottish Government’s lack of a strategic approach to its finances, saying there is little evidence of ministers taking a long-term view of managing the public purse.

Holyrood’s Finance Committee noted that for each of the last three years, the Finance Secretary has had to take emergency measures to deal with in-year budget pressures.

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