The Labour leader says his MSPs could back the government's plans, if ministers agree to certain demands.

The SNP Government Budget will be passed after Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said his party would not oppose the plans. Sarwar said Labour will abstain in the crunch vote next month and could ...

The SNP leader added that he did not have a “direct ... “John Swinney knows he has the vote to pass his Budget. “We’ll, of course, continue to engage with them in good faith, but I think ...

“Scottish Labour and its weak leadership are so disconnected from the Scottish people and communities that they are unwilling to vote against an SNP budget that once again fails to do anything ...

The Scottish Government published its draft budget in December, with record NHS investment and a pledge to scrap the two-child benefit cap among the headline announcements. But because the SNP ...

Scottish Secretary Ian Murray says Holyrood ministers need to further develop the policy before it can progress.

A major children’s charity has urged MSPs to support the SNP Government’s Budget to help kids in poverty. Save the Children also urged Ministers to amend the plans by increasing the value of ...

With the Holyrood election being held next year, Scottish Labour feared opposing such a populist Budget would lead to the party falling even further behind the SNP in the polls. Mr Sarwar’s ...

If the pay rate is higher next year – and it is contractually meant to be - but the budget is frozen every month, how can pay increases be met? With the SNP three MSPs short of a majority in ...