John Swinney says the Tories and Labour are involved in a “conspiracy of silence” over Westminster spending cuts.
John Swinney says the Tories and Labour are involved in a “conspiracy of silence” over Westminster spending cuts after the General Election.Swinney will say the Conservatives are focusing of tax cuts at the expense of spending on services and Labour is looking to match the Tories on public spending.
Labour said the reports were rubbish and senior civil servants said the figure should not be attributed to the civil service as Sunak said.Swinney campaigning in Glasgow will tell voters both are hiding the truth that public services will face further spending cuts whoever wins.“After years of Westminster cuts and economic mismanagement, and policy disasters like Brexit, we urgently need to see investment in the services which we all hold dear.
“And as the election gets closer, it is becoming clear that Labour and the Tories are concealing the true effects of their approach to fiscal policy from the public. They are concealing the huge budget cuts that will be involved.”and education in England have an impact on Scotland as money, through Barnett Consequentials is allocated to the Scottish Government based on decisions made for England.
“Meanwhile, Labour are dancing to the Tory tune – terrified of doing anything other than matching Conservative tax plans while trying to sound just as tough on spending and borrowing.
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