“Meaningful” discussions around the latest pay offer are taking place between nurse unions and the Scottish Government, the Royal College of Nursing Director for Scotland has said.
will improve as the day continues, with the roads clearing a little bit, too. ., with the roads clearing a little bit, too. . , with the roads clearing a little bit, too. . ., ~ with the roads clearing a little bit, too. ~ . . ~ the scottish government will set out its tax and spending plans for the next year later today, after warning that difficult decisions would be needed to tackle the cost of living crisis. our correspondent lorna gordon is in edinburgh. what can we expect later, lorna? jane, well, money is tight, we have already seen cuts to this year s scottish government budget, and john sweeney has warned of a relentless reprioritise a when it comes to public services going forward. but i think the key area to look at is what happens to taxes, the scottish government has the power to lower or raise taxes to try and bring in more money and i think we can expect to see a lowering of the threshold for the top rate of income tax from 150,000 to 125,000 to bring it in line wi