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Key points from Scottish Government budget

Deputy First Minister John Swinney outlined plans for the £59.8 billion budget.

The Independent UK

Peak rail fares in Scotland to be scrapped in six-month pilot scheme

PEAK rail fares are to be scrapped under a six-month pilot scheme, the Scottish Government has announced.

The National (Scotland)

Tax to increase in Scotland and IndyRef2 fund scrapped under budget plans

Deputy First Minister John Swinney outlined the Scottish Government’s spending plans for 2023-24 on Thursday.

The Independent UK

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Scottish Budget: 5 things you need to know from John Swinney's tax rising statement

Ahead of his statement Swinney apologised to the Presiding Officer after details of his Budget were leaked to the media, saying no-one was authorised to do so.

Daily Record

Cornton Vale women's prison on final countdown ahead of 2023 closure

Cornton Vale women’s prison and young offenders institution is to close early in the new year. The Scottish Prison Service announced this week that the doors will close in early 2023 before HMP & YOI Stirling, which is being built on the same si

Daily Record

Glasgow mental health fund cash returned to Scottish Government

The unused cash has been on the agenda at a recent council meeting.

Glasgow Live

Edinburgh tram extension plans should not get 'a single penny' of taxpayer money

The council's proposed extension could cost up to £1 billion and see trams run out to the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary.

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NHS pay offer from Scottish Government rejected by GMB members

Sixty-six per cent of respondents to the GMB ballot voted against the offer, which means the threat of strike action by more than 8,000 members of the union working in the NHS remains.

Glasgow Live

GMB members in NHS Scotland reject latest pay offer

It means the threat of strike action by more than 8,000 NHS staff, including 1,700 in the ambulance service, continues to loom.

The Independent UK

Majority of union members reject latest NHS Scotland pay offer

Scottish Government ministers put a new offer on the table which would have seen workers receive on average a 7.5 per cent pay rise.

Daily Record

Green light for Canongate student development

Scottish Government overturns city council's decision after developers appealed

Insider UK

GMB members in NHS Scotland reject pay offer and call for Humza Yousaf meeting

MEMBERS of the GMB union working in NHS Scotland have turned down the Scottish Government’s latest improved pay offer.

The National (Scotland)

Scottish independence: Scots back separation in fifth consecutive poll

The poll found that, when undecided voters were removed, 50.2 per cent backed separation from the rest of the UK in what appears to be a trend towards independence since the ruling of the UK Supreme Court.

Daily Record

Edinburgh swimming pool for Scottish government staff set to close to save money

The pool will now close for good and government sources have blasted the "penny pinching exercise" claiming the decision had "no regard" for staff wellbeing at the site.

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The Independent UK

Engineers warn some in Shetland could be without power into weekend

The Scottish Government declared a major incident for Shetland on Tuesday.

The National (Scotland)

Scotland ‘constrained by devolution’ in tackling cost of living crisis

THE cost of living crisis shows up the “fiscal constraints of devolution”, Scotland’s Deputy First Minister has said as he prepares to set out…

Daily Record

Scottish Budget: Nursing union calls for SNP Government for tackle crisis in workforce

The Royal College of Nursing wants interim finance secretary John Swinney to implement fair pay for staff across the health and social care sector.

Daily Record

Drink and drug-driving offences surge by almost 50 percent but convictions fall

Data from the Scottish Government shows that offences related to driving under the influence increased from 5,218 to 7,773 over the last seven years.

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Insider UK

Cost-of-living crisis shows up ‘fiscal constraints of devolution’ – Swinney

Deputy First Minister again lowers expectations ahead of his fiscal announcement

The Independent UK

Cost-of-living crisis highlights fiscal constraints of devolution – Swinney

The Scottish Government will outline its budget on Thursday.

The Independent UK

Shetland hailed for ‘resilience’ as thousands without power still

Some 2,800 homes were left without power when snow and ice brought down electricity lines earlier this week.

The National (Scotland)

Independence support leads again as pollsters explain why Yes is ahead

SUPPORT for Scottish independence continues to lead in the polls, according to YouGov, but researchers don’t think it’s a direct result of the…

The National (Scotland)

What to look out for in the Scottish Budget with warning of ‘difficult decisions’

DEPUTY first minister John Swinney has warned there has “never been a time of greater pressure” on public finances resulting from the fallout…

The National (Scotland)

Tory MP jeered after praising Scotland's 'positive record' on NHS and education

“WOW”. “What an argument”. “Did he not get the memo?” Those were the responses of the disbelieving SNP MPs ...

Daily Record

Dumbarton and Alexandria commuters 'let down' by ScotRail, MSP claims

Figures released after a Freedom of Information Request showed that over 6000 local Scotrail services have been cancelled since 2020.

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