Swinney urges Scottish Parliament to pass Budget of ‘delivery and hope’

Scotland’s First Minister John Swinney will give a speech in Edinburgh (Andrew Milligan/PA) - (PA Wire)

Scotland’s First Minister will urge opposition parties to back a Scottish Government Budget offering “delivery and hope” in his first speech of the new year.

John Swinney will say that the draft Budget, set out by Scotland’s Finance Secretary Shona Robison in December, marks a turning point and is a foundation to build a Scotland fit for the coming decades.