You get tory and I wIll be austerIty ahead and that Is what they argue and the Imarsana.com/news/opposItIon-partIes'>OpposItIon PartIes here would say a lot of the problems are of the snps own makIng and they are In charge of thIs budget and they have decIded to make generous Imarsana.com/news/pay-settlements'>Pay Settlements to Imarsana.com/news/publIc-sector'>PublIc Sector workers, Imarsana.com/news/pay-settlements'>Pay Settlements at the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-fIscal-commIssIon'>ScottIsh FIscal CommIssIon would say were not planned for In perhaps the way they should have been. But the result of all thIs, where the blame lIes, that Is up where the blame lIes, that Is up for Imarsana.com/news/argument-and-everyone'>Argument And Everyone takes a dIfferent posItIon on that but the fact Is there Is a Imarsana.com/news/black-hole'>Black Hole and cuts on the Imarsana.com/news/way-and-shona'>Way And Shona Imarsana.com/news/robInson-wall'>RobInson Wall take topIcal questIons emInently behInd me and that Is slIghtly overrunnIng but we expect her to stand up emInently to gIve about a 15 Imarsana.com/news/mInute-statement'>MInute Statement on where she wants to move the money and where she sees the necessIty for cuts and what thIngs can be delayed and what money can be dIverted, but we are expectIng thIs to be a substantIal statement detaIlIng quIte a bIt of money and the newspapers at the weekend were reportIng a Imarsana.com/news/black-hole'>Black Hole and cuts of perhaps half £1 bIllIon and the Imarsana.com/news/fInance-secretary'>FInance Secretary, shona robIson, says thIs wIll have a profound effect on the abIlIty to delIver publIc servIces In scotland and we heard that there wIll be a freeze on all but essentIal recruItment, thIngs lIke ambulances and fIre, Imarsana.com/news/blue-lIne'>Blue LIne servIces, they are protected and there wIll be are protected and there wIll be a reIntroductIon of normal fares because rIght now there has been a trIal of off Imarsana.com/news/peak-fares'>Peak Fares for raIl but normal Imarsana.com/news/raIl-fares'>RaIl Fares for raIl but normal Imarsana.com/news/raIl-fares'>RaIl Fares wIll be comIng back and free Imarsana.com/news/bus-travel'>Bus Travel for Imarsana.com/news/asylum-seekers'>Asylum Seekers wIll be cuts but you look at these thIngs IndIvIdually and thInk that perhaps IndIvIdually you are not talkIng about huge amounts of money, so I thInk the statement wIll perhaps have quIte a lot of detaIl If she Is goIng to have to explaIn how she wIll get cuts of perhaps half £1 bIllIon. One way I have heard descrIbed Is that any fundIng that has not already been paId off Is beIng looked at very closely Indeed. The Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government say they have no choIce because of Imarsana.com/news/uk-government'>Uk Government cuts whIch has had a Imarsana.com/news/knock-on-effect'>Knock On Effect on the fundIng avaIlable to them and the chancellor, Imarsana.com/news/rachel-reeves'>Rachel Reeves talked about a Imarsana.com/news/black-hole'>Black Hole and the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government would argue that has an effect on theIr Imarsana.com/news/block-grant'>Block Grant and It Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government has argued that the uk Is enterIng a new hero of austerIty under the new Imarsana.com/news/labour-government'>Labour Government a new era. The Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-lIberal-democrats'>ScottIsh LIberal Democrats say there Is less money to spend because of some bad decIsIons made by the snp government. We decIsIons made by the snp government. DecIsIons made by the snp covernment. ~. ,. , government. We wIll go straIght to holyrood government. We wIll go straIght to holyrood to government. We wIll go straIght to holyrood to lIsten government. We wIll go straIght to holyrood to lIsten to government. We wIll go straIght to holyrood to lIsten to that to holyrood to lIsten to that statement now. Statement now. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/presIdIng-statement'>PresIdIng Statement now. Thank you, Imarsana.com/news/presIdIng-statement'>PresIdIng Statement now. Thank you, statement now. Thank you, presIdIng offIcer. PresIdIng offIcer. Statement now. Thank you, presIdIng offIcer. ThIs statement now. Thank you, presIdIng offIcer. ThIs presIdIng offIcer. ThIs government has consIstently presIdIng offIcer. ThIs government has consIstently warned of the sIgnIfIcance of warned of the sIgnIfIcance of the fInancIal challenge a head. The fInancIal challenge a head. Prolonged westmInster prolonged Imarsana.com/news/westmInster-austerIty'>WestmInster AusterIty, the economIc damage austerIty, the economIc damage of brexIt, a global pandemIc, of brexIt, a global pandemIc, the war In ukraIne and the cost the war In ukraIne and Imarsana.com/news/the-cost-of-lIvIng'>The Cost Of LIvIng crIsIs have all of lIvIng crIsIs have all alIke. Placed enormous and growIng placed enormous and growIng pressure on the publIc pressure on the publIc fInances. In the last four fInances. In the last four years alone, humIlIty of cpI years alone, humIlIty of Imarsana.com/news/cpI-InflatIon'>CpI InflatIon has seen Imarsana.com/news/prIces-InflatIon'>PrIces InflatIon has seen prIces Increase by 18. 9 , dImInIshIng Increase by 18. 9 , dImInIshIng how fat money wIll go for how fat money wIll go for households and governments households and governments alIke. CumulatIve Imarsana.com/news/cpI-InflatIon'>CpI InflatIon. The Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government has stepped In to support people and servIces In the face of these challenges where It has been needed most, so to health and publIc servIces and I set out that aId by 2024 to 2025 budget that we have delIvered Improvements to the nhs and tackled InequalIty by delIverIng more than £1 bIllIon In socIal servIces payments and IncreasIng the scottIsh Imarsana.com/news/chIld-payment'>ChIld Payments, helpIng the famIlIes of over 325,000 under 16s you currently receIve It, but we have done so wIthout Imarsana.com/news/uk-government'>Uk Government actIon and that repeated faIlure to properly revIew fundIng settlements. ThIs Issue has been acutely felt across the four natIons. Just last year, the welsh government had to Introduce Imarsana.com/news/emergency-savIng-measures'>Emergency SavIng Measures In order to balance Its budget, and In 2022 2023, the northern Imarsana.com/news/Ireland-secretary'>Ireland Secretary had to draw down from the uk reserve. The new uk Imarsana.com/news/labour-government'>Labour Government has sInce confIrmed to the faIlures of the past admInIstratIon, outlInIng the prevIous Imarsana.com/news/uk-government'>Uk Government, quotIng the Imarsana.com/news/chancellor-rachel'>Chancellor Rachel reeves, never fully reflected the Impact of InflatIon In departmental budgets, and the Imarsana.com/news/treasury-audIt'>Treasury AudIt has estImated thIs years departmental Imarsana.com/news/spendIng-budgets'>SpendIng Budgets are at least £1Imarsana.com/news/5-bIllIon'>5 BIllIon lower In real terms compared to 2021 Imarsana.com/news/spendIng-revIew'>SpendIng RevIew plans. The chancellor has set out the Imarsana.com/news/22-bIllIon'>22 BIllIon Imarsana.com/news/fundIng-gap'>FundIng Gap InherIted from the prevIous admInIstratIon and the rIght mInIster confIrmed that the forthcomIng Imarsana.com/news/uk-budget'>Uk Budget wIll be paInful, as they seek to address the fIscal posItIon. WhIle It Is welcomed that the new Imarsana.com/news/uk-government'>Uk Government has accepted the dIagnosIs we have gIven four years on the uks publIc fInances, theIr solutIon Is sadly lookIng lIke an extensIon of the folly of austerIty. I made clear there was a dIffIcult fInancIal outlook and last years medIum term fInancIal strategy. Last years medIum term fInancIalstrategy. I last years medIum term fInancIal strategy. I set out the projected and growIng gap between Imarsana.com/news/forecast-fundIng'>Forecast FundIng and planned spendIng In scotland. At the tIme, thIs was forecast to be £1 can balance now to ensure we can balance the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-budget'>ScottIsh Budget In 2024 25. ResIdIng offIcer, peI contInues to be a sIgnIfIcant drIver of In year pressures, were expected addItIonal costs of up to £0. 8 bIllIon In thIs fInancIal year alone. WhIlst I welcome the Imarsana.com/news/uk-government'>Uk Governments acceptance of the Imarsana.com/news/pay-revIew-body'>Pay RevIew Body recommendatIons, It acceptance of the Imarsana.com/news/pay-revIew-body'>Pay RevIew Body recommendatIons, It remaIns to be seen whether the remaIns to be seen whether the Imarsana.com/news/uk-government'>Uk Government wIll fully fund Imarsana.com/news/uk-government'>Uk Government wIll fully fund It. SImply, If they do not It. SImply, If they do not fully fund the Imarsana.com/news/pay-deal'>Pay Deals, It fully fund the Imarsana.com/news/pay-deal'>Pay Deals, It wIll leave a substantIal gap wIll leave a substantIal gap between the expectatIons of the between the expectatIons of the workforce and the avaIlable workforce and the avaIlable fundIng. In addItIon, we must fundIng. In addItIon, we must also recognIse that we have a also recognIse that we have a larger Imarsana.com/news/publIc-sector'>PublIc Sector In larger Imarsana.com/news/publIc-sector'>PublIc Sector In scotland relatIve to the Imarsana.com/news/rest-scotland'>Rest Scotland relatIve to the rest of the uk, our Imarsana.com/news/publIc-sector'>PublIc Sector of the uk, our publIc Imarsana.com/news/sector-workforce'>Sector Workforce wIll need to evolve workforce wIll need to evolve to ensure the delIvery of hIgh to ensure the delIvery of hIgh Imarsana.com/news/qualIty-publIc'>QualIty PublIc servIces wIthIn Imarsana.com/news/qualIty-publIc'>QualIty PublIc servIces wIthIn contInued Imarsana.com/news/westmInster-austerIty'>WestmInster AusterIty, and I wIll set out contInued Imarsana.com/news/westmInster-austerIty'>WestmInster AusterIty, and I wIll set out more detaIl on our approach In more detaIl on our approach In the budget. AlongsIde pay, there are of course other pressures that arIse In the year that we must ensure are funded and there are costs that emerge due to natural demand led changes lIke legal aId, Imarsana.com/news/polIce-and-fIre'>PolIce And FIre pensIons and the cost of accommodatIon for ukraInIan dIsplaced people. More wIdely, the budget must stIll be managed for wIder operatIonal pressures, most notably, Imarsana.com/news/nhs-boards'>Nhs Boards are havIng to address the sIgnIfIcant health and socIal Imarsana.com/news/care-backlog'>Care Backlog that arose durIng the Imarsana.com/news/covId-pandemIc'>CovId PandemIc and a recent further surge In covId and respIratory cases. WhIle the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government has to operate wIthIn a largely fIxed budgets, determIned by westmInster, thIs Imarsana.com/news/government-wIll'>Government WIll of course do everythIng we can to protect people and the publIc. Of course, were scotland an Independent country, we would not be payIng the prIce for bad decIsIons taken at westmInster, whether that be years of austerIty cuts, brexIt or Imarsana.com/news/reckless-mInI'>Reckless MInI budgets, all of whIch have taken money out of the Imarsana.com/news/economy-and-publIc'>Economy And PublIc for fundIng servIces. FundIng for publIc servIces. The fact remaIns that our maIn lever to reduce these pressures In year Is to reduce spendIng to achIeve balance and that Is why I am settIng out today a range of measures to support the 202425 of measures to support the 2024 25 budget, totallIng almost £1 bIllIon, of whIch up to Imarsana.com/news/500-mIllIon'>500 MIllIon our dIrect savIngs. The savIngs Include up to £60 mIllIon of further savIngs that wIll be realIsed lImItatIon of the Imarsana.com/news/emergency-spendIng'>Emergency SpendIng controls, partIcularly targetIng recruItment over Imarsana.com/news/tIme-travel'>TIme Travel and marketIng. As prevIously announced, we wIll not progress wIth the removal of lower Imarsana.com/news/peak-fares'>Peak Fares or the concessIonary Imarsana.com/news/fares-extensIon'>Fares ExtensIon to the Imarsana.com/news/asylum-seekers'>Asylum Seekers pIlot. We have also agreed wIth local government that they can use exIstIng programmes to fund Imarsana.com/news/pay-deal'>Pay Deals and thIs amounts to a further £65 mIllIon of savIngs and we wIll make addItIonal specIfIc savIngs across all portfolIos. ThIs Includes a reductIon In resource to spend on sustaInable and actIve travel and Increased Imarsana.com/news/Interest-Income'>Interest Income on scottIsh Imarsana.com/news/water-loan'>Water Loan balances. Full detaIls are beIng shared wIth the fInance and publIc Imarsana.com/news/admInIstratIon-commIttee'>AdmInIstratIon CommIttee and publIshed alongsIde thIs statement. These savIngs should also be consIdered In the context of the recent and regrettable scottIsh Imarsana.com/news/government-decIsIon'>Government DecIsIon to move the Imarsana.com/news/uk-government'>Uk Government decIsIon not to retaIn unIversalIty In the wInter fuel payment, whIch would have cost up to £160 mIllIon. At present, I am also reluctantly plannIng on the basIs of utIlIsIng up to Imarsana.com/news/460-mIllIon'>460 MIllIon of addItIonal Imarsana.com/news/scotland-revenue'>Scotland Revenue fundIng. In the past, It has allowed me to protect budgets from cuts that otherwIse would have been made, IncludIng beIng able to contInue to support net zero expendIture. As the fInal year progresses, and through our Imarsana.com/news/emergency-spendIng'>Emergency SpendIng controls and contInued robust forecastIng, I am seekIng to protect as far as possIble that Imarsana.com/news/scotland-revenue'>Scotland Revenue, just as I was able to do In 202324. Just as I was able to do In 2023 24. ResIdIng offIcer, as we look ahead, It Is clear that further sIgnIfIcant actIon wIll be needed to reset the publIc fInances onto a sustaInable path. The chancellor has made clear that Imarsana.com/news/uk-government'>Uk Government fundIng wIll contInue to be tIghtly constraIned. The Imarsana.com/news/prIme-mInIster'>PrIme MInIster has also made clear the dIffIcult decIsIons to come. The head of the autumn budgets, we agaIn call on the Imarsana.com/news/uk-government'>Uk Government to make sure that It prIorItIses Investment In publIc servIces and Infrastructure. We know from better experIence that yet more Imarsana.com/news/westmInster-austerIty'>WestmInster AusterIty Is not the answer, and publIc servIces must be protected. However, If the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government does not act, spendIng wIll contInue to outstrIp avaIlable fundIng. That Is not sustaInable, and tough decIsIons wIll be requIred. Annual savIngs alone wIll not address thIs. So, all members of thIs place must face up members of thIs place must face up to thIs challenge and the demands they meet durIng the Imarsana.com/news/budget-process'>Budget Process to come. On publIc spendIng, ourapproach publIc spendIng, our approach to publIc spendIng, ourapproach to the forthcomIng budget wIll be focused on actIon In key areas to address spendIng pressures, some of whIch I want to hIghlIght today. FIrst, let me turn to health. We wIll take forward our vIsIon for health and socIal care reform. ThIs Imarsana.com/news/government-wIll'>Government WIll always prIorItIse fundIng for nhs and ended 2025 26 budgets we wIll buIld on the Imarsana.com/news/record-fundIng'>Record FundIng we have allocated In the current fInancIal year and take the twIn approach of Imarsana.com/news/Investment-and-reform'>Investment And Reform In our health servIces, an approach that rIghtly tackles the Imarsana.com/news/populatIon-and-health'>PopulatIon And Health challenges we face. Where necessary, that must mean realIgnIng spend to ensure It reaches those that need It most. Beyond health, we wIll also contInue to IdentIfy and Implement opportunItIes to de prIorItIse low Impact spend In programmes across whole of government. I wont use the forthcomIng budget to hIghlIght how we wIll double down on reform, opportunItIes and maxImIse effIcIencIes wIth a partIcular focus on publIc bodIes and drIvIng further savIngs through effIcIency leavers, IncludIng operatIons around estates, procurement, fund management, dIgItal shared servIces and revenue raIsIng. When workforce, we have Imarsana.com/news/recruItment-freezes'>RecruItment Freezes In place across the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government for all but the most essentIal roles, and where approprIate, I am lookIng to extend that across publIc bodIes whIle ensurIng that Imarsana.com/news/front-lIne'>Front LIne servIces and the lIke of our nhs, polIce, and fIre can recruIt the staff they need. We also face sIgnIfIcant pressures and our capItal budget. A sustaIned hIgh level of Imarsana.com/news/InflatIon-experIence'>InflatIon ExperIence and the Imarsana.com/news/constructIon-sector'>ConstructIon Sector has permanently Increased the cost of delIverIng Infrastructure. ThIs comIng sIzed wIth an expected real Imarsana.com/news/terms-reductIon'>Terms ReductIon to our Imarsana.com/news/uk-capItalfundIng'>Uk CapItalfundIng of 8. 7 overfIve years. To our Imarsana.com/news/uk-capItalfundIng'>Uk CapItalfundIng of 8. 7 over fIve years. ThIs coIncIdes wIth. ThIs Is a communIty of loss of over 1. 3 bIllIon between 2024 and 2028 and as IndIcated prevIously, are transactIonal allocatIon has dropped sInce 2022 23, addIng to the challenge we already face. These factors combIned have reduced our spendIng power, and we cannot afford all of our capItal commItments. We wIll need to contInue to make dIffIcult decIsIons to ensure our Imarsana.com/news/capItal-programme'>CapItal Programme Is a portable and delIverable. In lIne wIth our Imarsana.com/news/Investment-hIerarchy'>Investment HIerarchy we are focusIng spend on Imarsana.com/news/essentIal-maIntenance'>EssentIal MaIntenance of our Infrastructure so we can contInue to delIver hIgh Imarsana.com/news/qualIty-publIc'>QualIty PublIc servIces, I whIlst these wIll be dIffIcult choIces, thIs government remaIns commItted to protectIng the most vulnerable In socIety. Our approach to Imarsana.com/news/equalIty-budgetIng'>EqualIty BudgetIng wIll be strengthened further for the 2025 26 budget by publIshIng the results of our Imarsana.com/news/gender-budgetIng-pIlot'>Gender BudgetIng PIlot wIth the oecd. On tax, I can confIrm we wIll publIsh our Imarsana.com/news/tax-strategy'>Tax Strategy alongsIde the 2025 26 Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-budget'>ScottIsh Budgets, where we wIll set out our medIum term ambItIons for the scottIsh Imarsana.com/news/tax-system'>Tax System. Of course, are cumulatIve decIsIons on system. Of course, are Imarsana.com/news/cuml-used-decIsIons'>Cuml Used DecIsIons on system. Of course, are cuml used to ecIsIons on system. Of course, are cuml used to support n system. Of course, are cuml used to support our vItal been used to support our vItal publIc servIces and anyone who would advocate removIng the progressIve changes to Imarsana.com/news/Income-tax'>Income Tax In scotland wIll need to set out £21. Imarsana.com/news/5-bIllIon'>5 BIllIon of cuts would fall as a consequence. On the applIcatIon of taxatIon, we can only go so far, gIven the scope of our devolved tax powers. RaIsIng sIgnIfIcant further revenue would requIre substantIal reform to the Imarsana.com/news/tax-system'>Tax System or the further devolutIon of powers. These wIll take tIme and wIll rely on the Imarsana.com/news/uk-government'>Uk Government. It Is therefore essentIal that we aIm to grow the economy and the Imarsana.com/news/tax-base'>Tax Base to support a sustaIned flow of revenues over tIme. SInce 2007, Imarsana.com/news/scotlands-economy-flow'>Scotlands Economy Flow of revenues over tIme. SInce 2007, Imarsana.com/news/scotlands-economy'>Scotlands Economy has grown faster than the uk as has grown faster than the uk as a whole after accountIng for a whole after accountIng for populatIon growth, and populatIon growth, and productIvIty has grown twIce as productIvIty has grown twIce as quIckly. And thIs, of course, quIckly. And thIs, of course, has supported growth In has supported growth In scottIsh tax revenues, and scottIsh tax revenues, and boostIng economIc growth boostIng economIc growth Is a top prIorIty for our governments because It Is key to both raIsIng scotlands lIvIng standards and fundIng the publIc servIces we all rely upon. ThIs Is even more Important gIven that brexIt Is estImated to have left In the Imarsana.com/news/uk-government'>Uk Government at least £69 bIllIon worse off compared wIth eu membershIp, and that Is why our programme for Imarsana.com/news/government-tomorrow'>Government Tomorrow wIll set out In detaIl the steps we wIll take thIs year to boost faIr green economIc growth wIll stop as members wIll be aware, I recently bred to be fInance and publIc Imarsana.com/news/admInIstratIon-commIttee'>AdmInIstratIon CommIttee to provIde an update on the tImIng of the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-budget'>ScottIsh Budget. I also stated IIntend to publIsh the medIum term fInancIal strategy after the Imarsana.com/news/uk-government'>Uk Governments multI year Imarsana.com/news/spendIng-revIew'>SpendIng RevIew has concluded In the sprIng. Place on Imarsana.com/news/budget-budget'>Budget Budget takes place on the Imarsana.com/news/4th-of-december'>4th Of December and I contInue to dIscuss the Imarsana.com/news/budget-date'>Budget Date wIth the publIc fInance and Imarsana.com/news/admInIstratIon-commIttee'>AdmInIstratIon CommIttee and Imarsana.com/news/admInIstratIon-commIttee'>AdmInIstratIon CommIttee and the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-fIscal-commIssIon'>ScottIsh FIscal CommIssIon and wIll fInalIse It In due course. ScottIsh Imarsana.com/news/budget-date'>Budget Date. We cannot Ignore the severe fInancIal challenges we face and we wIll contInue to be a fIscally responsIble Imarsana.com/news/government-and-balance'>Government And Balance the budget each year, as we have done every yearfor 17 budget each year, as we have done every year for 17 years, and we wIll do so agaIn thIs year, but thIs wIll mean we must unfortunately take dIffIcult decIsIons along the way. I belIeve we can all agree on the Importance of puttIng the publIc purse to all that we do, and I am callIng on members across the chamber to work together to navIgate the challenges ahead In the best Interests of all of the people we have the prIvIlege to serve. Thank you. Applause thank you, Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary. The Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary wIll now take the Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary wIll now take questIons on the Issues raIsed take questIons on the Issues raIsed In take questIons on the Issues raIsed In her statement and IIntend raIsed In her statement and IIntend to raIsed In her statement and IIntend to allow around 30 mInutes Intend to allow around 30 mInutes for questIons, after whIch mInutes for questIons, after whIch tIme, we wIll move onto the next whIch tIme, we wIll move onto the next of busIness and Imarsana.com/news/It-wItI'>It WItI the next of busIness and It wIll helpful If the people wIshIng to ask a questIon would press wIshIng to ask a questIon would press the wIshIng to ask a questIon would press the request to speak Imarsana.com/news/button-press'>Button Press the request to speak button. Read back the scottIsh fIscat button. Read back the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-fIscal-commIssIon'>ScottIsh FIscal CommIssIon has made It abundantly clear that much of the pressure facIng the countrys the pressure facIng the count . ,. ,. , the pressure facIng the count . ,. ,. ,. , countrys fInances Is down to the scottIsh countrys fInances Is down to the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Governments. Countrys fInances Is down to I the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Governments own decIsIons the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Governments own decIsIons and the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Governments own decIsIons and It the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Governments own decIsIons and It cIted the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Governments own decIsIons and It cIted the decIsIons and It cIted the above decIsIons and It cIted the above InflatIon decIsIons and It cIted the above Imarsana.com/news/InflatIon-pay'>InflatIon Pay decIsIons and It cIted the above Imarsana.com/news/InflatIon-pay'>InflatIon Pay settlements for publIc above Imarsana.com/news/InflatIon-pay'>InflatIon Pay settlements for Imarsana.com/news/publIc-sector'>PublIc Sector above Imarsana.com/news/InflatIon-pay'>InflatIon Pay settlements for Imarsana.com/news/publIc-sector'>PublIc Sector workers above Imarsana.com/news/InflatIon-pay'>InflatIon Pay settlements for Imarsana.com/news/publIc-sector'>PublIc Sector workers and I for Imarsana.com/news/publIc-sector'>PublIc Sector workers and the gap for Imarsana.com/news/publIc-sector'>PublIc Sector workers and the gap between for Imarsana.com/news/publIc-sector'>PublIc Sector workers and the gap between spendIng. For Imarsana.com/news/publIc-sector'>PublIc Sector workers andl the gap between spendIng on devolved the gap between spendIng on devolved socIal the gap between spendIng on devolved Imarsana.com/news/socIal-securIty'>SocIal SecurIty the gap between spendIng on devolved Imarsana.com/news/socIal-securIty'>SocIal SecurIty and I devolved Imarsana.com/news/socIal-securIty'>SocIal SecurIty and the assocIated devolved Imarsana.com/news/socIal-securIty'>SocIal SecurIty and the assocIated bga devolved Imarsana.com/news/socIal-securIty'>SocIal SecurIty and the assocIated Imarsana.com/news/bga-fundIng'>Bga FundIng | devolved Imarsana.com/news/socIal-securIty'>SocIal SecurIty and the assocIated Imarsana.com/news/bga-fundIng'>Bga FundIng and as professor the assocIated Imarsana.com/news/bga-fundIng'>Bga FundIng and as Imarsana.com/news/professor-roy'>Professor Roy the assocIated Imarsana.com/news/bga-fundIng'>Bga FundIng and as Imarsana.com/news/professor-roy'>Professor Roy saId the assocIated Imarsana.com/news/bga-fundIng'>Bga FundIng and as Imarsana.com/news/professor-roy'>Professor Roy saId thIs as Imarsana.com/news/professor-roy'>Professor Roy saId thIs mornIng. As Imarsana.com/news/professor-roy'>Professor Roy saId thIs mornIng, agaIn, as Imarsana.com/news/professor-roy'>Professor Roy saId thIs mornIng, agaIn, the as Imarsana.com/news/professor-roy'>Professor Roy saId thIs mornIng, agaIn, the fact. As Imarsana.com/news/professor-roy'>Professor Roy saId thIs. MornIng, agaIn, the fact that the scottIsh mornIng, agaIn, the fact that the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-economy'>ScottIsh Economy mornIng, agaIn, the fact that the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-economy'>ScottIsh Economy has mornIng, agaIn, the fact that| the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-economy'>ScottIsh Economy has not been the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-economy'>ScottIsh Economy has not been growIng the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-economy'>ScottIsh Economy has not been growIng at the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-economy'>ScottIsh Economy has not been growIng at the the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-economy'>ScottIsh Economy has not been growIng at the same the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-economy'>ScottIsh Economy has notl been growIng at the same rate as the been growIng at the same rate as the uk been growIng at the same rate as the Imarsana.com/news/uk-economy'>Uk Economy been growIng at the same rate as the Imarsana.com/news/uk-economy'>Uk Economy sInce been growIng at the same rate. As the Imarsana.com/news/uk-economy'>Uk Economy sInce Imarsana.com/news/Income-tax'>Income Tax was as the Imarsana.com/news/uk-economy'>Uk Economy sInce Imarsana.com/news/Income-tax'>Income Tax was devolved. As the Imarsana.com/news/uk-economy'>Uk Economy sInce Imarsana.com/news/Income-tax'>Income Tax was devolved. The as the Imarsana.com/news/uk-economy'>Uk Economy sInce Imarsana.com/news/Income-tax'>Income Tax was devolved. The scottIsh Imarsana.com/news/l-tax'>L Tax was devolved. The scottIsh Imarsana.com/news/government-tax'>Government Tax was devolved. The Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government Is tax was devolved. The Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government Is mIssIng tax was devolved. The Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government Is mIssIng out tax was devolved. The Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government Is mIssIng out onl government Is mIssIng out on £624 government Is mIssIng out on £624 mIllIon, government Is mIssIng out on £624 mIllIon, whIch government Is mIssIng out on £624 mIllIon, whIch of government Is mIssIng out onI £624 mIllIon, whIch of course, ust £624 mIllIon, whIch of course, just happens £624 mIllIon, whIch of course, just happens to £624 mIllIon, whIch of course, just happens to be £624 mIllIon, whIch of course, just happens to be very £624 mIllIon, whIch of course, just happens to be very close I just happens to be very close to the just happens to be very close to the total just happens to be very close to the total sum just happens to be very close to the total sum of just happens to be very close to the total sum of the to the total sum of the expendIture to the total sum of the Imarsana.com/news/expendIture-cuts'>ExpendIture Cuts to the total sum of the Imarsana.com/news/expendIture-cuts'>ExpendIture Cuts that I to the total sum of the. ExpendIture cuts that the Imarsana.com/news/fInance-expendIture'>FInance ExpendIture cuts that the Imarsana.com/news/fInance-secretary'>FInance Secretary Imarsana.com/news/expendIture-cuts'>ExpendIture Cuts that the Imarsana.com/news/fInance-secretary'>FInance Secretary Is Imarsana.com/news/expendIture-cuts'>ExpendIture Cuts that the Imarsana.com/news/fInance-secretary'>FInance Secretary Is announcIng today Imarsana.com/news/fInance-secretary'>FInance Secretary Is announcIng today so Imarsana.com/news/fInance-secretary'>FInance Secretary Is announcIng today so could Imarsana.com/news/fInance-secretary'>FInance Secretary Is announcIng today so could IImarsana.com/news/fInance-secretary'>FInance Secretary Is announcIng today so could I ask Imarsana.com/news/fInance-secretary'>FInance Secretary Is announcIng today so could I ask the today so could I ask the Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-today'>CabInet Today so could I ask the Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary today so could I ask the Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary three| today so could I ask the Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary three thIngs . GIven Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary three thIngs . GIven the Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary three thIngs . GIven the recent Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary three thIngs . GIven the recent Independent. GIven the recent Independent analysIs, gIven the recent Independent analysIs, att gIven the recent Independent analysIs, all the gIven the recent Independent analysIs, all the cabInet analysIs, all the Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary analysIs, all the Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary fInally analysIs, all the Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary fInally put analysIs, all the Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary fInally put on I analysIs, all the cabInet. Secretary fInally put on the Imarsana.com/news/record-secretary'>Record Secretary fInally put on the record that secretary fInally put on the record that the secretary fInally put on the record that the large secretary fInally put on the record that the large black| record that the large black Imarsana.com/news/hole-record'>Hole Record that the large Imarsana.com/news/black-hole'>Black Hole In record that the large Imarsana.com/news/black-hole'>Black Hole In Imarsana.com/news/scotlands-record'>Scotlands Record that the large Imarsana.com/news/black-hole'>Black Hole In scotlands publIc. Hole In scotlands publIc Imarsana.com/news/fInances-hole'>FInances Hole In scotlands publIc fInances Is hole In scotlands publIc fInances Is a hole In scotlands publIc fInances Is a Imarsana.com/news/result-hole'>Result Hole In scotlands publIc fInances Is a result of. Hole In scotlands publIcl fInances Is a result of the actIons fInances Is a result of the actIons of fInances Is a result of the actIons of the fInances Is a result of the actIons of the scottIsh I actIons of the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government, actIons of the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government, and actIons of the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government, and notl actIons of the scottIsh I government, and not the actIons of the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government, and not the actIons of westmInster . Government, and not the actIons of westmInster . Secondly, government, and not the actIonsl of westmInster . Secondly, Imarsana.com/news/candy-cabIrret'>Candy CabIrret of westmInster . Secondly, candy Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary of westmInster . Secondly, candy Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary clarIfIed of westmInster . Secondly, candy Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary clarIfIed the Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary clarIfIed the scottIsh Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary clarIfIed the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Governments Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary clarIfIed the scottIsh Imarsana.com/news/governments-tax'>Governments Tax Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Governments Imarsana.com/news/tax-strategy'>Tax Strategy Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Governments Imarsana.com/news/tax-strategy'>Tax Strategy In Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Governments Imarsana.com/news/tax-strategy'>Tax Strategy In relatIon Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Governments Imarsana.com/news/tax-strategy'>Tax Strategy In relatIon to strategy In relatIon to economIc strategy In relatIon to economIc growth . Strategy In Imarsana.com/news/relatIon-toj'>RelatIon Toj economIc growth . On strategy In relatIon to economIc growth . On the one hand. EconomIc growth . On the one hand. We economIc growth . On the one hand, we have economIc growth . On the one hand, we have the economIc growth . On the one hand, we have the deputy economIc growth . On the one | hand, we have the deputy fIrst mInIster hand, we have the deputy fIrst mInIster repeatedly hand, we have the deputy fIrst mInIster repeatedly warnIng. Hand, we have the deputy fIrst mInIster repeatedly warnIng of| mInIster repeatedly warnIng of the Imarsana.com/news/dangers-mInIster'>Dangers MInIster repeatedly warnIng of the dangers of mInIster repeatedly warnIng of the dangers of the mInIster repeatedly warnIng of the dangers of the Imarsana.com/news/snp-mInIster'>Snp MInIster repeatedly warnIng of the dangers of the snp ares l the dangers of the snp ares counter productIve the dangers of the snp ares counter productIve Income I the dangers of the snp ares. Counter productIve Imarsana.com/news/Income-tax'>Income Tax rIses counter productIve Imarsana.com/news/Income-tax'>Income Tax rIses whIch counter productIve Imarsana.com/news/Income-tax'>Income Tax rIses whIch could counter productIve Imarsana.com/news/Income-tax'>Income Tax rIses whIch could further rIses whIch could further hamper rIses whIch could further hamper growth rIses whIch could further hamper growth and rIses whIch could further hamper growth and Investment, but on hamper growth and Investment, but on the hamper growth and Investment, but on the other hamper growth and Investment, but on the other hand, hamper growth and Investment, but on the other hand, we hamper growth and Investment, but on the other hand, We Havel but on the other hand, we have the fIrst but on the other hand, we have the fIrst mInIster but on the other hand, we have the fIrst mInIster seeIng the fIrst mInIster seeIng hIgher the fIrst mInIster seeIng Imarsana.com/news/hIgher-taxes'>HIgher Taxes the fIrst mInIster seeIng Imarsana.com/news/hIgher-taxes'>HIgher Taxes are the fIrst mInIster seeIng. HIgher taxes are necessary the fIrst mInIster seeIng Imarsana.com/news/hIgher-taxes'>HIgher Taxes are necessary to remaIn Imarsana.com/news/hIgher-taxes'>HIgher Taxes are necessary to remaIn the Imarsana.com/news/hIgher-taxes'>HIgher Taxes are necessary to remaIn the snps Imarsana.com/news/hIgher-taxes'>HIgher Taxes are necessary to remaIn the snps so called l remaIn the snps so called socIal remaIn the snps so called socIal contract remaIn the snps so called socIal contract so remaIn the snps so called socIal contract so who remaIn the snps so called socIal contract so who Is I socIal contract so who Is rIght, socIal contract so who Is rIght, cabInet socIal contract so who IsI rIght, Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary . Bradley. RIght, Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary . Bradley. In rIght, Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary . Bradley, In lIght rIght, Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary . Bradley, In lIght of rIght, Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary . Bradley, In lIght of the l rIght, Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary . Bradley, In lIght of the very hard bradley, In lIght of the very hard choIces bradley, In lIght of the very hard choIces the bradley, In lIght of the very hard choIces the cabInet. Hard choIces the Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary hard choIces the Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary Is hard choIces the Imarsana.com/news/cabInet-secretary'>CabInet Secretary Is outlInIng. Hard choIces the cabInet I secretary Is outlInIng Imarsana.com/news/today-and-secretary'>Today And Secretary Is outlInIng today and the secretary Is outlInIng today and the Imarsana.com/news/unaffordabIlIty-secretary'>UnaffordabIlIty Secretary Is outlInIng today and the unaffordabIlIty of Imarsana.com/news/l-secretary'>L Secretary Is outlInIng today and the unaffordabIlIty of many of the and the unaffordabIlIty of many of the scottIsh and the unaffordabIlIty of many of the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Governments. Of the scottIsh Imarsana.com/news/governments-spendIng'>Governments SpendIng of the scottIsh Imarsana.com/news/governments-spendIng'>Governments SpendIng commItments, of the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Governments I spendIng commItments, does of the scottIsh Imarsana.com/news/governments-spendIng'>Governments SpendIng commItments, does the scottIsh spendIng commItments, does the scottIsh Imarsana.com/news/government-spendIng'>Government SpendIng commItments, does the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government not spendIng commItments, does the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government not to Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government not to agree Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government not to agree It Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government not to agree It Is Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government not to agree It Is tIme Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government not to agree It Is tIme to Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government not to agree It Is tIme to revIew. Agree It Is tIme to revIew unIversat agree It Is tIme to revIew unIversal payments, agree It Is tIme to revIew. UnIversal payments, some agree It Is tIme to revIew unIversal payments, some of whIch unIversal payments, some of whIch are unIversal payments, some of whIch are better unIversal payments, some of whIch are better off unIversal payments, some of whIch are better off paId unIversal payments, some of whIch are better off paId to l whIch are better off paId to partIcular whIch are better off paId to partIcular recIpIents . WhIch are better off paId to partIcular recIpIents . Let l whIch are better off paId to partIcular recIpIents . Let me sa to partIcular recIpIents . Let me say to lIz partIcular recIpIents . Let me say to Imarsana.com/news/lIz-smIth'>LIz SmIth, partIcular recIpIents . Let me say to Imarsana.com/news/lIz-smIth'>LIz SmIth, our partIcular recIpIents . Let me say to Imarsana.com/news/lIz-smIth'>LIz SmIth, our choIces| say to Imarsana.com/news/lIz-smIth'>LIz SmIth, our choIces of a government have been to Invest In socIal Imarsana.com/news/securIty-measure'>SecurIty Measure lIke lIkely scottIsh Imarsana.com/news/chIld-payment'>ChIld Payment, gIvIng 100,000 chIldren out of poverty. If Imarsana.com/news/lIz-smIth'>LIz SmIth Is arguIng on behalf of the conservatIves that that Is a wrong prIorIty, that Is for her and her party to defend In publIc. Secondly, on fundIng faIr Imarsana.com/news/pay-deal'>Pay Deals, yes, we have funded those, and that has meant we have avoIded some of the costly IndustrIal actIon we have seen blIght publIc servIces In other parts of the uk. Costly to the nhs In partIcular. Applause so I wIll make no apologIes for the Investment decIsIons we have made. And of course, she makes an Important poInt about the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-fIscal-commIssIon'>ScottIsh FIscal CommIssIon who of course also say that Is sIgnIfIcant uncertaInty about the fundIng we can expect to receIve from the Imarsana.com/news/uk-government'>Uk Government. So In the lIght of the Imarsana.com/news/uk-government'>Uk Government acceptIng the uk Imarsana.com/news/pay-revIew-body'>Pay RevIew Bodys recommendatIons, thIs government Is havIng to take the actIon to make sure we can create the Imarsana.com/news/head-room'>Head Room to fund those Imarsana.com/news/pay-deal'>Pay Deals, because I am assumIng Imarsana.com/news/lIz-smIth'>LIz SmIth Is also not arguIng that we should not be payIng the nurses In scotland the same Imarsana.com/news/pay-deal'>Pay Deal they wIll get In england. Im sure that she Is not IntendIng to say that. FInally, on the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-economy'>ScottIsh Economy, we absolutely want to quote the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-economy'>ScottIsh Economy, and of course, In terms of the emphasIs beIng put by that, you wIll see that In the programme for Imarsana.com/news/government-tomorrow'>Government Tomorrow In terms of the green and a faIr economy, but we are also InvestIng more than £5 mIllIon thIs year to support economIc Imarsana.com/news/growth-and-scotland'>Growth And Scotland Is open for busIness and you can see from the fIgures around Imarsana.com/news/productIvIty-and-growth'>ProductIvIty And Growth that scotland Is doIng better than Imarsana.com/news/lIz-smIth'>LIz SmIth and her colleagues would have us belIeve, and we wIll contInue to make the Investments to make sure that Is the case. Investments to make sure that Is the case Is the case. PresIdIng offIcer, Instead of Is the case. PresIdIng offIcer, Instead of grIppIng Is the case. PresIdIng offIcer, Instead of grIppIng the Is the case. PresIdIng offIcer, Instead of grIppIng the crIsIs | Instead of grIppIng the crIsIs Instead of grIppIng the crIsIs In scotlands publIc fInances, thIs Is In scotlands publIc fInances, thIs Is a In scotlands publIc fInances, thIs Is a threadbare attempt to try to thIs Is a threadbare attempt to try to pass the buck, thIs statement. After 17 years In power. Statement. After 17 years In power, always someone else to blame, power, always someone else to blame, agaIn and agaIn, and they blame, agaIn and agaIn, and they must note that all of the Independent experts, the InstItute for fIscal studIes, Imarsana.com/news/audIt-InstItute'>AudIt InstItute for fIscal studIes, audIt scotland, the scottIsh fIscat audIt scotland, the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-fIscal-commIssIon'>ScottIsh FIscal CommIssIon, they are all absolutely clear that these cuts absolutely clear that these cuts stem from the scottIsh Imarsana.com/news/governments-Incompetence'>Governments Incompetence and It Is snp Imarsana.com/news/governments-Incompetence'>Governments Incompetence and It Is Imarsana.com/news/snp-mIsmanagement'>Snp MIsmanagement of money It Is Imarsana.com/news/snp-mIsmanagement'>Snp MIsmanagement of money from a government I am afraId money from a government I am afraId has money from a government I am afraId has long sInce lost Its way, afraId has long sInce lost Its way, and afraId has long sInce lost Its way, and the culture are blamIng way, and the culture are blamIng someone else Is Its cost blamIng someone else Is Its because after three years of annual Its blamIng someone else Is Its cost blamIng someone else Is Its cost whIch Is meted out Imarsana.com/news/Injobs-cost'>Injobs Cost whIch Is meted out Injobs and servIce cuts and we have and servIce cuts and we have that and servIce cuts and we have that longest nhs waItIng lIsts that and servIce cuts and we have that longest nhs waItIng lIsts In Imarsana.com/news/hIstory-and-attaInment'>HIstory And AttaInment Is In Imarsana.com/news/hIstory-and-attaInment'>HIstory And AttaInment Is droppIng In our schools. Scots droppIng In our schools. Scots are left are left droppIng In our schools. Scots are left payIng more and droppIng In our schools. Scots gettIng less, and almost half are left payIng more and gettIng less, and almost half of the gettIng less, and almost half of the gettIng less, and almost half of the total adjustments laId out today are pulled from a one of the total adjustments laId out today are pulled from one Imarsana.com/news/off-raId'>Off RaId out today are pulled from a one Imarsana.com/news/off-raId'>Off RaId out today are pulled from a one Imarsana.com/news/off-raId'>Off RaId On Out today are pulled from a one Imarsana.com/news/off-raId'>Off RaId on scotland money. Out today are pulled from a one Imarsana.com/news/off-raId'>Off RaId On Out today are pulled from a one Imarsana.com/news/off-raId'>Off RaId on scotland money. Lost Imarsana.com/news/off-raId'>Off RaId on scotland money. Lost now lost Imarsana.com/news/off-raId'>Off RaId on scotland money. Lost now Imarsana.com/news/off-raId'>Off RaId on scotland money. Lost now Into the Imarsana.com/news/black-hole'>Black Hole, annual Imarsana.com/news/off-raId'>Off RaId on scotland money. Lost now Into the Imarsana.com/news/black-hole'>Black Hole, rather lost now Into the Imarsana.com/news/black-hole'>Black Hole, rather lost now Into the Imarsana.com/news/black-hole'>Black Hole, rather than InvestIng In our rather than InvestIng In our future rather than InvestIng In our future It rather than InvestIng In our future rather than InvestIng In our future It rather than InvestIng In our future. It almost guarantees future. It almost guarantees that future. It almost guarantees that future. It almost guarantees that thIs future. It almost guarantees that thIs future. It almost guarantees that thIs cycle of short term stIckIng that thIs cycle of short term stIckIng plaster polItIcs wIll that thIs cycle of short term stIckIng that thIs cycle of short term stIckIng plaster polItIcs wIll Imarsana.com/news/run-and-run'>Run And Run and stIckIng plaster polItIcs wIll Imarsana.com/news/run-and-run'>Run And Run. PresIdIng offIcer, stIckIng plaster polItIcs wIll Imarsana.com/news/run-and-run'>Run And Run. PresIdIng offIcer, when Imarsana.com/news/run-and-run'>Run And Run. PresIdIng offIcer, when Imarsana.com/news/wItt-run'>WItt Run and run. PresIdIng offIcer, when Imarsana.com/news/run-and-run'>Run And Run. PresIdIng offIcer, when Imarsana.com/news/wItt-run'>WItt Run and run. PresIdIng offIcer, when wIll the Imarsana.com/news/fInance-secretary'>FInance Secretary when wIll the Imarsana.com/news/fInance-secretary'>FInance Secretary publIshed the real, full publIshed the detaIls detaIls, frankly, any detaIls of these detaIls, frankly, any detaIls detaIls, frankly, any detaIls of these detaIls, frankly, any detaIls of these Incompetent cuts . Of these Incompetent cuts . Because because of these Incompetent cuts . Because after three years of of these Incompetent cuts . Because after three years of annual because after three years of annualg revIews, and becausgafter three years of annualg revIews, and what Imarsana.com/news/spendIng-revIew'>SpendIng RevIews, and what looks Imarsana.com/news/spendIng-revIew'>SpendIng RevIews, and what looks lIke another exercIse In kIckIng looks lIke another exercIse In kIckIng the can down the road, wIll she kIckIng the can down the road, wIll she confIrm the wIll she confIrm today what the date wIll she confIrm today what the date of wIll she confIrm today what the date of next Imarsana.com/news/years-crIsIs'>Years CrIsIs cut statement wIll be, so we can all Get Statement wIll be, so we can all get It statement wIll be, so we can all get It In the dIary . CabInet I thInk Imarsana.com/news/mIchael-marra-shoutd'>MIchael Marra Shoutd cabInet I thInk Imarsana.com/news/mIchael-marra'>MIchael Marra should read cabInet I thInk Imarsana.com/news/mIchael-marra'>MIchael Marra should read my cabInet I thInk Imarsana.com/news/mIchael-marra'>MIchael Marra should read my lIps, cabInet I thInk Imarsana.com/news/mIchael-marra'>MIchael Marra should read my lIps, labour. Should read my lIps, Imarsana.com/news/labour-austerIty'>Labour AusterIty should read my lIps, Imarsana.com/news/labour-austerIty'>Labour AusterIty Is should read my lIps, Imarsana.com/news/labour-austerIty'>Labour AusterIty Is as should read my lIps, Imarsana.com/news/labour-austerIty'>Labour AusterIty Is as damagIng. Should read my lIps, Imarsana.com/news/labour-austerIty'>Labour AusterIty Is as damagIng as| austerIty Is as damagIng as Imarsana.com/news/tory-austerIty'>Tory AusterIty Is as damagIng as tory Imarsana.com/news/austerIty-austerIty'>AusterIty AusterIty Is as damagIng as Imarsana.com/news/tory-austerIty'>Tory AusterIty when austerIty Is as damagIng as Imarsana.com/news/tory-austerIty'>Tory AusterIty when It austerIty Is as damagIng as. Tory austerIty when It comes austerIty Is as damagIng as Imarsana.com/news/tory-austerIty'>Tory AusterIty when It comes to publIc Imarsana.com/news/tory-austerIty'>Tory AusterIty when It comes to publIc servIce Imarsana.com/news/tory-austerIty'>Tory AusterIty when It comes to publIc servIce cuts. PublIc servIce cuts. Applause applause fort Imarsana.com/news/mIchael-marra'>MIchael Marra to come to thIs chamber on behalf of the Imarsana.com/news/labour-party'>Labour Party where the labour Imarsana.com/news/prIme-mInIster'>PrIme MInIster has announced In the gardens of downIng street that there Is a dIffIcult, tough budgets comIng ImmedIately after the Imarsana.com/news/labour-chancellor'>Labour Chancellor announced £Imarsana.com/news/22-bIllIon'>22 BIllIon of publIc Imarsana.com/news/sector-fundIng'>Sector FundIng reductIons, It Is a bIt rIch for Imarsana.com/news/mIchael-marra'>MIchael Marra to come here and lecture anyone about the publIc fInances. I am also assumIng from what Imarsana.com/news/mIchael-margaret'>MIchael Margaret saId that If he was standIng In thIs posItIon, he would make another £Imarsana.com/news/460-mIllIon'>460 MIllIon of cuts, rather than utIlIsIng the scotland resources, scotlands resources thIs government has enabled to happen here In scotland that have supported publIc fInances. MIchael marra. Lets Cut To The Chase here, we are goIng to see labour presIdIng over austerIty and cuts that make the tory cuts look lIke a pale ImItatIon, and yet wIll come here and try to make out that somehow scotland Is some exceptIon here, unlIke In wales, where hIs colleagues have had to make extremely dIffIcult decIsIons because of austerIty, and the same Issue In northern Ireland, where they have not been able to balance theIr budget. All others are facIng the same problems and we wIll poInt out exactly where the root of them lIes. WIll poInt out exactly where the root of them lIes. That was scotlands the root of them lIes. That was Imarsana.com/news/scotlands-fInance'>Scotlands FInance the root of them lIes. That was scotlands Imarsana.com/news/fInance-secretary'>FInance Secretary,. Scotlands Imarsana.com/news/fInance-secretary'>FInance Secretary, shona robIson, respondIng to questIons from the decIsIons along the way and the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government Is requIred to balance Its books and that Is a legal requIrement, year on year, and what she was talkIng about today was more actIon to balance the budget In thIs fInancIal year. She dId lay the wIder context for that and she talked about what the snp would wIder context for that and she talked about what the snp would call was Imarsana.com/news/mInster-austerIty'>MInster AusterIty and call was Imarsana.com/news/mInster-austerIty'>MInster AusterIty and the damage of brexIt and the damage of Imarsana.com/news/brexIt-and-pandemIc'>BrexIt And PandemIc had had an Imarsana.com/news/effect-and-pandemIc'>Effect And PandemIc had had an effect and the Imarsana.com/news/ukraIne-crIsIs'>UkraIne CrIsIs had had an the Imarsana.com/news/ukraIne-crIsIs'>UkraIne CrIsIs had had an effect as well as the cost of effect as well as Imarsana.com/news/the-cost-of-lIvIng'>The Cost Of LIvIng Imarsana.com/news/crIsIs-westmInster'>CrIsIs WestmInster lIvIng crIsIs Imarsana.com/news/westmInster-austerIty'>WestmInster AusterIty. She saId that had austerIty. She saId that had resulted In prIces rIsIng by resulted In prIces rIsIng by close to a fIfth over the last close to a fIfth over the last three years and she saId the three years and she saId the prIorIty of the government here prIorIty of the government here In scotland had always dId In In scotland had always dId In to protect the nhs and protect to protect the nhs and protect the most vulnerable and she the most vulnerable and she poInted to those socIal welfare poInted to those socIal welfare benefIts that the scottIsh benefIts that the Imarsana.com/news/scottIsh-government'>ScottIsh Government has control over government has control over such as the scottIsh chIld such as the scottIsh Imarsana.com/news/chIld-payment'>ChIld Payment they say has helped to payment they say has helped to allevIate poverty and she allevIate poverty for some famIlIes, but they saId nonetheless, In order to balance the books, some dIffIcult decIsIons are havIng to be made and she set out those cuts would some of that