Daily Record political editor Paul Hutcheon says the Budget - not the Programme for Government - will define Humza Yousaf's time in office.
Humza Yousaf’s Programme for Government was an opportunity to step out of the shadow of Nicola Sturgeon.
His legislative statement was Yousaf’s chance to explain to voters his vision for the future and how it would be different from the Sturgeon era.Whereas Sturgeon said education was her top priority, Yousaf has cited cutting child poverty levels as his mission in Government. Scottish Ministers face a £1bn black hole which could stymie any attempts at boosting benefit payments or rolling out childcare in a meaningful way.
Senior SNP politicians remember how Labour destroyed them in the 1999 Holyrood election over promises to reverse an income tax cut.
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