The threat to the SNP 's Budget has grown after the Greens said they are 'unlikely' to support it - as experts urged ministers to have a 'grown-up discussion' about the future of free services.

Former SNP chief executive Peter Murrell is poised to have his legal costs covered by taxpayers after being charged with ...

SNP ministers are proposing to make the change from spring 2026, just before the Holyrood election. However, they insist there is £3m in their budget plans to make the necessary preparations ...

Livingston MP Gregor Poynton has called on the Scottish Government to urgently deliver a long-promised new medical centre for ...

John Swinney's budget was devolution in action. Scotland already had more generous welfare payments than other parts of the UK, as well as state-funded access to prescriptions, tuition fees, and ...

SNP's high tax budget will bleed Scots families and businesses dry, Tories warn. Click here to visit the Scotland home page for the latest news and sport ...

SNP ministers are under pressure to publish a “pro-business” budget amid fears political wrangling over securing a deal could lead to retailers suffering.

The SNP’s Budget Bill has passed its final vote in the Scottish Parliament, setting out the Scottish Government’s tax and spending plans for the upcoming financial year. Green and Lib Dem MSPs ...

"The SNP looks set to pass this Budget, but they have failed to take the opportunity to transform public services and make them fit for the future." John Swinney. Scottish Government.

The Scottish Greens, the SNP's former government partners, also took aim at the Budget, with co-leader Patrick Harvie saying: "In 2021, the people of Scotland elected a pro-independence parliament ...

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