US EditionJohn Swinney hands SNP ministers £20,000 pay rise after 16-year freeze
- John Swinney increased SNP Ministers' salaries by £20,000 after a 16-year freeze, a move criticized as a "reward for failure."
- The pay rise, effective April 1, coincides with rising taxes and low pay increases for Scots.
- Critics like Conservative MSP Stephen Kerr claim the increase is disconnected from ministers' performance and is unfair to taxpayers facing high taxes.
- Swinney defended the raises as a matter of "fairness" while choosing not to accept the pay increase himself.
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SNP backbencher blasts Nats over £20k pay rise
The cost of living crisis continues to afflict Brits across the country – but it would appear that Scottish government ministers aren’t having such a bad time of it. In fact SNP ministers will see their pay packets boosted by a whopping £20,000 after First Minister John Swinney’s government ended a voluntary pay freeze on
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First Minister John Swinney defends near £20,000 pay rise for SNP ministers as 'fair'
During a media conference at Bute House, Mr Swinney also announces his government's legislative programme will be published earlier than usual to allow for a "full year of delivery" ahead of the 2026 elections.
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