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SNP faces last-minute pleas ahead of final Budget before election
The Scottish National Party’s budget aims to reduce child poverty and boost NHS funding amid a projected £5 billion funding gap, with Labour abstaining to allow passage.
- On Tuesday, Finance Secretary Shona Robison will set out tax and spending plans for the 2026-27 Budget at Scottish Parliament amid last-minute appeals from parties, charities and businesses.
- Faced with strained public finances, ministers focus on eradicating child poverty, NHS investment, and tackling the cost-of-living crisis amid a near £5 billion funding shortfall warned by Scotland's Auditor General.
- Opposition parties and campaign groups have urged income tax cuts and welfare savings, while Scottish Greens called for expanded free services and new levies on Monday.
- Labour's abstention paves the way for the budget to pass next month, while John Swinney acknowledged it looks set to sail through Holyrood despite his efforts to secure other backing.
- Shona Robison faces this as her final Budget before she stands down, with calls to keep around £155 million in social security and pause the April 1 rates revaluation.
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SNP faces last-minute pleas ahead of final Budget before election
The Finance Secretary faces calls from parties, charities and business leaders ahead of Tuesday’s Budget.
·London, United Kingdom
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Last-ditch plea for tax cuts ... but Swinney says his budget will pass anyway thanks to Labour's 'welcome stance' - Scottish Daily Express
The First Minister thanks Anas Sarwar for his help as he crows that it 'appears likely the government's budget will prevail' – and making a mockery of the list of demands set out by the other opposition parties
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