input of those green and air msps in the budget. rise of the public sector pay targeted at lower earners, an increase in the lower wage for carers as well, up from £10 to 2p, to £10.50, though scottish labour say that is far too low an increase, and when it comes to business rate relief, there has been 100% rates relief for quite some time now in scotland to help businesses get back on their feet after covid. as of april, that will go to 50% rate relief, following a three months duration of small businesses saying that will be a challenge. also something kate forbes did not talk about today, but was buried there in the small print of the budget document, is that councils going forward that had been subject to a council tax threes in scotland will have full flexibility to set what they want people to be paying on local authorities, but there are local elections here in may, which may play at the back of the minds of councils when they use