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Councils, charities and public sector groups join Swinney to call for NI funding

Local authorities, charities and public sector organisations have joined with First Minister John Swinney to call for funding to mitigate the national insurance hike. In a letter from Mr Swinney and the president of local authority body Cosla, Shona ...

03 Jan 2025 at 18:22

Ireland

Government ignoring ‘populist outrage’ ahead of Budget, says minister

The Government will ignore “populist outrage” in opposition Budget submissions, a Cabinet minister has said, amid criticism of its response to the cost of living. Justice Minister Jim O’Callaghan defended the Government’s record on supporting ...

23 Sept 2025 at 15:26

Local services to get £240m funding boost to ‘get Britain working’

Local services to get £240 million funding boost to ‘get Britain working’

Local services to “get Britain working” will get a £240 million funding boost in the Budget, the Prime Minister has said. The Government will seek to “tackle the root causes of economic inactivity”, Sir Keir Starmer said in a speech ahead of ...

28 Oct 2024 at 13:33

Voting against the Budget will be ‘albatross’ around Labour’s neck, says Swinney

Voting against the Scottish Government’s Budget will be an “albatross” around Labour’s neck, the First Minister has said, as he pledged to be the one “putting it there”. Finance Secretary Shona Robison published the Government’s draft ...

09 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Liberal Democrats ‘still some distance’ from a deal to back SNP Budget

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Alex Cole-Hamilton has insisted his party is “still some considerable distance” from doing a deal with the minority SNP Government that will allow the Holyrood Budget to pass. Mr Cole-Hamilton said ...

03 Dec 2024 at 15:25

Scotland

Swinney urges ‘good faith’ from other parties in Budget talks

John Swinney says his upcoming Budget will contain proposals advocated by other political parties, urging opponents to work with him in “good faith”. The First Minister is understood to be meeting other parties ahead of his ...

03 Dec 2024 at 13:58

Scotland

John Swinney pledges to deliver on Scotland’s priorities in the Budget

Scotland’s First Minister has said his government has “listened carefully to the priorities of the people of Scotland” and his upcoming Budget will deliver on them. John Swinney said the statement of the government’s tax ...

03 Dec 2024 at 00:01

Scotland

Scottish Government reveals details of £15bn set aside for councils in Budget

The Scottish Government has set out details of the £15 billion being given to councils as part of the Budget. The funding, which includes an increase of about £1 billion on what was allocated last year, includes a ...

12 Dec 2024 at 18:01

Employers’ national insurance rise ‘straw that breaks camels back’, Lords told

A rise in employer national insurance could be the “straw that breaks the camel’s back” for businesses, a former head of the spending watchdog has said. Crossbench peer Lord Morse, former head of the National ...

28 Jan 2025 at 09:48

Scotland

Greens and Lib Dems give their backing to the Scottish Budget

The Scottish Greens and Scottish Lib Dems will back the Government’s Budget, making it near-certain the plans will pass. The Government said on Tuesday it had struck deals with both parties to secure their ...

28 Jan 2025 at 18:12

Scotland

Greens announce support for Scottish Government budget

The Scottish Greens will back the Government’s budget, the party has announced, making it near-certain the plans will pass. The party said on Tuesday it would back the budget after securing a regional ...

28 Jan 2025 at 11:40

Sarwar urges Reeves to scrap two-child cap in Budget

The leader of Scottish Labour has urged Chancellor Rachel Reeves to scrap the two-child benefit cap when she announces her Budget this month. Anas Sarwar told the PA news agency on Friday he wanted ...

14 Nov 2025 at 14:25

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