Swinney will still ‘work very hard’ to win backing for Scottish Budget

First Minister John Swinney has said his Government will work to achieve agreement on the Scottish Budget (Peter Summers/PA) - (PA Wire)

John Swinney said his Scottish Government will still “work very hard” to secure the backing of other parties for the Budget – despite Labour having already pledged not to block the SNP’s tax and spending plans for the coming year.

The Scottish First Minister insisted, however, he was still keen to “work with others” and “create common ground” around the proposals – which will be unveiled to MSPs at Holyrood on Tuesday.