You get tory and I wIll be austerIty ahead and that Is what they argue and the 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 Pay Settlements to PublIc Sector workers, Pay Settlements at the 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 Argument And Everyone takes a dIfferent posItIon on that but the fact Is there Is a Black Hole and cuts on the Way And Shona 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 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
The most and conservative thing i could do would be to cut taxes by increasing borrowing. Thats just cutting taxes and saying future generations have to pick up the tax after. I wont to do that. But i do want, where its possible to do so, responsibly, to move towards a lower tax economy, and id hope to show a pass in that direction. But this will be a prudent and responsible budget for long term growth, tackling inflation, my investments, morejobs, and thats path to lower taxation as and when we can afford it. But you said also, that the forecast from the obr, which is the economic watchdog which marks your homework, you have said that the numbers have gone against us. So the picture is bleaker than it was at the beginning of the year . Why then are you looking now to cut taxes at all . These forecasts change the whole time. What happened in the autumn was that the forecast went in our favour unexpectedly, quite close to the end. So i was able to introduce the biggest business tax cuts
Im going to be discussing that with these two there they are an Eastern European economist who thinks selling the assets might mean less money for ukraine in the long run and estonias Foreign Minister tells me taxpayers, they shouldnt have to foot the bill for the aggression of his next door neighbour, russia. Plus, what about the damage inside ukraine . One of president zelensky s top economic advisers tells me about the struggle to keep financing the fighting and why getting millions of ukrainians back from abroad would be crucial for the countrys future. Wherever yourejoining me from around the world, once again, a big hello and a warm welcome to the show. You know, russias invasion of ukraine is now into its third year, costing Tens Of Thousands of lives and billions of dollars. Its huge impact has been felt in economies all around the world. Its had consequences for globaltrade, energy and food prices and, most of all, in ukraine itself. So, can the assets the west has frozen and
We know this happened well within french waters. We know it actually happened on a canal some 30 kilometres or so from the coastline itself. We have seen footage of the canal in question, the water level is very high. It is a wide waterway, flanked on one side by forests and on the other by some homes. We have also seen footage of Emergency Services appearing to be by the bow of a small white boat which is jutting up from the water line and alongside that belongings strewn all over the towpath. The authorities in france say the boat was just too small for the number of people, 16, they say, who were trying to board it. Then it capsized as people were getting on board. They say that a seven year old died at the scene. They also say a person walking by raise the alarm and there were other children on the boat as well. 0ther children on the boat as well. Other siblings of the girl as well as other adults and other children and they are all being cared for any hospital in dunkirk. We have