John Swinney set to reverse Humza Yousaf's £200m housing cut in SNP Government Budget
EXCLUSIVE: The Swinney administration is poised to scrap a cut that was widely derided by critics.
4 Dec 04:30 · Daily Record
Scrapping the affordable housing cuts could be a reset moment for the SNP Government
Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says reversing Humza Yousaf's cut is a necessary first step in the fight against child poverty.
4 Dec 04:30 · Daily Record
SNP Government bids for Green support to pass Budget by promising to tackle climate emergency
Shona Robison will announce Holyrood's draft spending plans amid growing unhappiness at the state of public services.
4 Dec 04:31 · Daily Record
Galloway men return from mercy mission delivering ambulance to war-torn Ukraine
Andrew Macdonald and Iain Gordon delivered a fully equipped ambulance - and are looking for support for a return trip early in 2025.
4 Dec 10:12 · Daily Record
West Lothian community group facing £86,000 bill to stay in council building
Community council treasurer Donald Stavert, chairing the meeting, said that council finance officers saw community centres as “low-hanging fruit”.
4 Dec 10:29 · Daily Record
Almost every Falkirk street lamp now using low energy LED lights
The 'spend to save' project is '99.9 per cent complete' and has seen nearly 27,000 street lights being replaced across the district
4 Dec 10:29 · Daily Record
Drones used at HMP Perth to smuggle items into inmates
Police are working with partners to tackle issues with drugs, phones and other items being sneaked into prisoners
4 Dec 10:48 · Daily Record
Expelled former SNP MP Angus MacNeil joins Alba and 'may' stand for Holyrood
MacNeil was expelled from the SNP last year when he tried to temporarily resigning the whip after being suspended by the party for a week.
4 Dec 11:06 · Daily Record
Everything you need to know about bin collections in Stirling over the festive period
Stirling Council has revealed how its bin collections will be impacted over Christmas and New Year as they urge residents to recycle.
4 Dec 13:17 · Daily Record
John Swinney to lift two child benefit cap in Budget announcement
The Scottish Government is expect to mitigate the cap in a move that will help families punished by the policy.
4 Dec 14:43 · Daily Record
First Minister heading to Dumfries and Galloway to discuss A75 road issues
Galloway and West Dumfries MSP Finlay Carson is to host Monday's meeting, which will also include road campaigners and ferry and port operators.
4 Dec 14:48 · Daily Record
SNP Government announces extra funding for free school meals and breakfast clubs in Scottish Budget
Shona Robison announced she would fund a new scheme called Bright Start Breakfasts which would go towards starting more clubs.
4 Dec 14:58 · Daily Record
NHS in Scotland to receive £2 billion more in funding next year if MSPs vote for SNP Budget
Shona Robison admitted the experience some patients were currently facing in Scotland "falls short of what we would expect".
4 Dec 14:59 · Daily Record
SNP government vows to scrap two-child benefit cap
Finance Secretary Shona Robison also announced plans to change the income tax system in her Budget speech.
4 Dec 15:34 · BBC News
Income tax rates in Scotland frozen until 2026 under SNP Budget plans
Workers in Scotland earning more than £29,000 already pay more income tax than those living elsewhere in the UK.
4 Dec 15:40 · Daily Record
Scots could face council tax hike as SNP Government freeze ends
SNP Finance Secretary Shona Robison urged local authorities not to raise their rates during the Scottish Budget on Wednesday afternoon.
4 Dec 16:05 · Daily Record
Six ways the SNP Government Budget will impact Scots
The SNP Finance Secretary announced a whole host of measures, including on health and welfare.
4 Dec 17:01 · Daily Record
Final deadline looms for Observer toy appeal drop-offs as donations flood in
The final push for donations for the 2024 Give a Gift Appeal is underway.
4 Dec 17:03 · Daily Record
End to Scottish council tax freeze welcomed by Falkirk leader
Council tax can rise next year but the SNP finance minister says extra funding means "large increases won't be needed"
4 Dec 18:01 · Daily Record
John Swinney throws down gauntlet to one-paced Labour with two child benefit cap move
Daily Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says the First Minister has backed Scottish Labour into a corner with the Budget.
4 Dec 18:35 · Daily Record
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