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STUC demands cost-of-living support meeting with First Minister

A trade union has warned that communities in Scotland must not be abandoned as it set out demands for tackling the cost-of-living crisis. The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) and the Poverty Alliance are among the organisations calling for an ...

08 Oct 2022 at 01:00

Sturgeon to chair meeting with suppliers in bid to ease cost-of-energy crisis

Nicola Sturgeon will convene a summit with energy suppliers in the wake of rising bills that are expected to go up further. The First Minister will chair the meeting before energy regulator Ofgem announces a possible rise in the energy cap on ...

16 Aug 2022 at 15:11

Scotland

Council tax rebate is copy of Tory plan – Sarwar

The SNP’s policy of a £150 council tax rebate to help with the cost of living crisis is a copy of the Conservatives’ plan, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has said. He clashed with Nicola Sturgeon over the government’s policies to address ...

17 Mar 2022 at 14:25

Scotland

MSPs keen to hear from Scots affected by the stigma of poverty

A new inquiry by MSPs is to “dig deeper” into the stigma suffered by Scots living in poverty. Members of Holyrood’s Cross-Party Group on Poverty are to carry out the work, and are keen hear from those affected about their experiences. It ...

26 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Scotland

We can no longer accept broken economic systems, cost-of-living summit told

It is time to put an end to the “exploitation of working people” and to no longer accept “broken economic systems”, delegates at a cost-of-living summit have heard. The Scottish Trades Union Congress (STUC) and the Poverty Alliance ...

17 Jun 2022 at 15:05

Yousaf plans are a ‘timid step forward’ on tackling poverty, says charity

A leading children’s charity has said Humza Yousaf’s Programme for Government represented a “timid step forward” in the fight against poverty. The First Minister said he would push to end the “scourge of poverty” as he announced ...

05 Sept 2023 at 17:50

Scotland

Yousaf urged to tackle poverty in upcoming Programme for Government

Poverty campaigners have urged Humza Yousaf to come good on his promise to “eradicate poverty” during his time as First Minister. More than 150 charities, unions and campaign groups have teamed up to write a letter to the First ...

23 Aug 2023 at 09:55

Scotland

Ministers urged to use tax ‘ambitiously’ ahead of Scottish Budget

Scottish ministers are being urged to use tax powers “ambitiously” – with more than 50 organisations backing a paper which says changes made to the system so far are “insufficient”. An IPPR Scotland report, supported by ...

13 Sept 2023 at 09:19

Yousaf must be bold on tax to fight poverty and climate change, say campaigners

Humza Yousaf has been urged to be bold on taxation by a group including anti-poverty campaigners ahead of a key statement to Parliament. The First Minister will lay out his priorities on Tuesday in an address to ...

18 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Campaigners demand ‘genuine budget bravery’ with tax reforms in Scotland

Campaigners are calling on Scotland’s First Minister to show “genuine budget bravery” by introducing “fairer” tax reforms that can help raise cash for investment in public services. With the Scottish Government ...

18 Dec 2023 at 00:01

Nicola Sturgeon to chair second energy summit in two months

First Minister Nicola Sturgeon will chair the second summit with energy industry leaders in less than two months on Thursday. It comes as the new chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, announced on Monday that the energy ...

20 Oct 2022 at 03:45

Property sector voices fears about impact of Sturgeon’s rent freeze

Plans to bring in a freeze on rents in Scotland could lead to a fall in the number of properties available in the sector, Holyrood ministers have been warned. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon promised ...

06 Sept 2022 at 18:14

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