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Katrine Bussey

Robison urges her successor to be ‘bold and ambitious’ as Holyrood backs Budget

Outgoing Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison urged her successor to be ‘bold and ambitious’ as Holyrood passed her Budget for 2026-27 (Jane Barlow/PA) -

The next Scottish Parliament must demand a “more ambitious and flexible settlement” with Westminster, Holyrood’s outgoing Finance Secretary has said.

Shona Robison, who is stepping down as an MSP at May’s elections, used the debate on the Scottish Government Budget  to urge whoever succeeds her in the job to be “bold and ambitious”.

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