John Swinney is set to overturn Humza Yousaf’s controversial £200m cut to housing in Scotland, marking a significant shift in the SNP Government's stance. Shona Robison, the First Minister’s Finance Secretary, is expected to announce this reversal in today's Budget, responding to widespread criticism and pressure from housing groups.
John Swinney is set to reverse Humza Yousaf ’s brutal £200m cut to housing in a full reset of the SNP Government. In a victory for the Daily Record, the First Minister’s Finance Secretary Shona Robison is poised to announce the decision in today's Budget .
The SNP Government may also increase the housing budget over and above wiping out the previous cut. Ahead of the Budget, housing groups have pleaded with Swinney to axe the Yousaf cut. Robison’s Budget will be Swinney's first tax and spending plan since taking over from Yousaf this year. An extra £3.4bn in funds from the Labour Government will result in a boost in public spending, with the NHS and housing benefiting.
Scottish Lib Dem leader Alex Cole-Hamilton, who wants extra cash for councils and health as well as an end to funding for the national care service, said no deal had yet been done: “It is fair to say there is still some considerable distance to travel and they are going to have to pull out all the stops to persuade us.”
“But also with multiple stakeholders in Scotland, in the business community, in local government and in the third sector.”
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