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SNP MSPs criticise Scottish Government over second home tax rise proposal

Under draft Budget plans, the Government intend to increase the Additional Dwelling Supplement from 4 per cent to 6 per cent.

Daily Record · Jan 17, 2023

MSPs to get 1.5 per cent pay rise – here's how much they'll earn now

MSPs will receive a below-inflation pay rise this year, Holyrood’s governing body has decided.

The National (Scotland) · Jan 10, 2023

Gender reform Bill expected to pass at Scottish Parliament later today

A final vote was initially set to take place on Wednesday, however interventions by Scottish Tory MSPs to delay the judgement pushed it back to this afternoon.

Daily Record · Dec 22, 2022

Edinburgh sex offender went on horror knife rampage and abducted student after jail release

Kenneth Gibson had earlier attacked two under-cover police officers and a German tourist in a sickening night of violence.

Edinburgh Live · Oct 11, 2022

Probe launched amid claims Scotland being 'held back' by Union on global stage

A GROUP of MPs will investigate whether the UK Government is doing enough to promote Scotland abroad amid claims the country is being held back by…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 21, 2022

Time's up on Tories' 2017 pledge to 'block indyref2 for five years'

TIME is up on the UK Government’s “spurious” self-imposed deadline for a second independence referendum, The National can reveal.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 4, 2022

Finance Committee launches inquiry into how the cost of living will affect Scottish Budget

Evidence sought on how the government’s proposed reform of the public service will support its future spending plans

Insider UK · Jun 23, 2022

Only independence can save Scotland from Conservative cuts, says SNP

THE SNP has said that independence is the only way to protect the people of Scotland from the impact of Tory cuts.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 6, 2022

SNP MSP blames Westminster for imposing 'brutal cuts' to Scottish Government budget

Union bosses have warned as many as 30,000 public sector jobs in Scotland are at risk of being cut.

Daily Record · Jun 6, 2022

Scots getting ‘best deal on council tax’ in Britain, SNP MSP says

Scots are getting the “best deal in Britain” when it comes to council tax payments, the SNP has claimed, resulting in households paying hundreds of pounds less than they would south of the border.

Edinburgh Live · Apr 5, 2022