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Shetlanders quoted £725,000 to connect to broadband, says MSP

Shetland MSP Beatrice Wishart has written to Finance Secretary Kate Forbes on the issue.

The Independent UK

Finance Secretary Kate Forbes backs Inverness climate plan

FINANCE Secretary Kate Forbes MSP has attended the launch of a new climate change action plan for Inverness.

The National (Scotland)

'We're going to have a referendum' next year, insists Angus Robertson

ANGUS Robertson has insisted that an independence referendum will be held next year.

The National (Scotland)

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Scottish independence referendum WILL go ahead by end of next year, says SNP minister

Angus Robertson was asked at the Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee at Holyrood earlier today if he believed a vote would go ahead as planned for the end of 2023.

Daily Record

Tories call for financial scrutiny amid claims of ‘wasteful’ government spending

Fierce debate in Scottish Parliament sees opposition ministers criticise the Finance Secretary's latest plans

Insider UK

Tory calls for 'indyref2 plans to be scrapped' fall flat in Holyrood vote

A SCOTTISH Conservative motion aimed at having Holyrood agree to cancel plans for a second independence referendum has failed.

The National (Scotland)

Kate Forbes forced to school Tory MSP on 'absolute basics' of Scottish budget system

SCOTLAND’S Finance Secretary was forced to explain the “absolute basics” of how the country’s budget works to a Tory MSP during a committee…

The National (Scotland)

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Kate Forbes refuses to put figure on public sector job losses in Scotland

Thousands of public sector jobs in Scotland could be axed as a result of spending cuts but SNP ministers have refused to say how many.

Daily Record

Unions warn that council worker strike could see rubbish piling up

Leaders argue that local government was 'the biggest loser' in the recent spending review

Insider UK

Nicola Sturgeon warned schools will close and rubbish left to rot on street amid strike threat

Leaders of Unison, Unite and GMB unions have written to Nicola Sturgeon and Finance Secretary Kate Forbes calling for talks on local government pay to take place as a "matter of urgency".

Glasgow Live

Union warns of 'school closures' and 'waste piled on streets' of Lanarkshire over pay dispute

UNISON has demanded a meeting with, and immediate action from, the First Minister Nicola Sturgeon and the Finance Secretary Kate Forbes over the local government pay dispute.

Daily Record

Scottish independence referendum spending 'not a priority', warns trade union boss

The Scottish Government has earmarked £20 million to plan for an IndyRef2 next year - but critics have claimed the money could be better spent elsewhere at a time when public sector jobs are under threat.

Daily Record

Council chiefs call for urgent meeting with First Minister over spending plans

On Tuesday, Kate Forbes set out a four-year plan for government funding, which gives indicative spending plans across all areas of Government

The National (Scotland)

SNP accused of breaking manifesto promise as police chief issues warning over crime

Finance Secretary Kate Forbes set out the SNP/Green government's spending review in Holyrood on Tuesday.

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Scotland to freeze funding on policing and early years education

Local government funding also to be frozen along with cuts to arts, trade and cultural funds to plug budget hole

The National (Scotland)

Councils face funding freeze until 2026/27, spending review suggests

COUNCILS are facing a funding freeze until 2026/27 according to indicative plans set out by the Scottish Government.

Daily Record

Police Scotland and courts spending cuts branded 'good day for criminals'

Scotland's beleaguered justice system is already struggling to clear a backlog in cases caused by the coronavirus pandemic.

Daily Record

SNP ministers slammed for budgeting £20m for Scottish independence referendum

Finance secretary Kate Forbes announced a spending review as she attempts to balance the books amid a squeeze on public finances.

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Stephen Kerr left red-faced after standing order gaffe in Holyrood

The Central Scotland MSP interrupted questions after Kate Forbes's statement on the resource spending review.

Daily Record

Kate Forbes signals public sector pay restraint as financial black hole looms

A Government document on the spending review backs holding the total public sector pay bill at around 2022-23 levels.

Insider UK

Kate Forbes sets out spending plan to deal with 'unprecedented cost of living crisis'

The Finance Secretary said reforms would focus on digitalisation, the public sector estate and improving government procurement

The National (Scotland)

Inflation has limited Scottish Government's funding increases, Kate Forbes tells MSPs

In a ministerial statement to Holyrood, Forbes set out the government's resource spending review

Daily Record

Nicola Sturgeon under pressure as all council leaders demand more cash with summer of strikes looming

Local authority chiefs want to increase the 2 per cent pay offer to tens of thousands of staff and believe the Government should foot the bill.

Daily Record

SNP minister Kate Forbes admits government faces 'difficult decisions' on public finances

The SNP Finance Secretary Kate Forbes will publish a multi-year programme for the first time since 2011.

The National (Scotland)

Kate Forbes to set out spending review amid warnings of £3.5bn budget gap

FINANCE Secretary Kate Forbes is due to set out her resource spending review, the first time the Scottish Government has published a multi-year…

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