SNP poised to draw up wealth tax plans to tackle incoming £8.8bn ...
5 days ago · The price tag for benefits is set to make up 14 per cent of the 2025/26 budget. The £5.3bn spent on social security in 2023/24 is forecast to soar to £8.8bn by 2029/30.
How will bequests have helped the SNP's finances by millions
2 days ago · He was one of the first SNP candidates to win a seat for his party in the north-east, representing Banff and Portsoy on Grampian Regional Council for 10 years. Other donations …
John Swinney’s speech on the 2025/26 Budget — Scottish National Party
Jan 6, 2025 · Read John Swinney's speech encouraging opposition parties to support a budget that delivers progress, renewal, and hope.
John Swinney calls on opponents to back his first Scottish budget …
Jan 6, 2025 · SNP Finance Secretary Shona Robison delivered the draft Scottish budget in early December, aligning its focus with John Swinney’s priority of eradicating child poverty. …
What just happened with the Scottish Budget? - BBC
Jan 7, 2025 · The Scottish government's Budget looks set to pass after Labour leader Anas Sarwar said his party would abstain from the Holyrood vote. The minority SNP administration …
Medicines could be rationed if SNP budget fails, First Minister warns
Jan 6, 2025 · Operations could be cancelled and medicines rationed if opposition parties block the Scottish Government’s budget, John Swinney has warned.
Anas Sarwar turns tables on John Swinney as SNP now under …
Jan 7, 2025 · At the 2026 Holyrood election, the SNP will be judged on whether it has learnt how to deliver on its promises. This Budget passing is politically positive for both the SNP and Labour.
Scottish government confirms £500m in cuts ahead of budget - BBC News
Sep 3, 2024 · Scotland's Finance Secretary Shona Robison has announced up to £500m of cuts to balance the government's budget. Ms Robison told parliament the country was facing …
Scottish Budget 2024 RECAP as SNP Government confirms it will …
Dec 4, 2024 · Scroll down for all the latest news and reaction to the Scottish Budget throughout the day. Shona Robison announced the SNP's tax and spending plans for the next year in …
Two-child benefit cap to be scrapped in Scotland under SNP's budget …
Dec 4, 2024 · Scotland has vowed to scrap the two-child benefit cap, saying it will lift 15,000 Scottish children out of poverty. Scotland's finance secretary Shona Robison also committed …