Submitted by:
Kate Forbes,
Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party.
Date lodged:
Tuesday, 07 June 2022
Motion reference: S6M-04815.3
Current status:Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 08 June 2022
As an amendment to motion S6M-04815 in the name of Liz Smith (Economic Priorities), leave out from "is deeply" to end and insert "endorses the priorities set out in the Scottish Government’s spending review of tackling child poverty, addressing the climate crisis, building a stronger economy and improving public services, while supporting those people struggling with the increased cost of living; notes that the overall Scottish Budget has fallen by 5.2% in real terms between 2021-22 and 2022-23 and that the Scottish Fiscal Commission has confirmed a further 1% real-terms reduction until 2025-26; agrees that current financial fiscal arrangements between the UK Government and the Scottish Government are deeply flawed; highlights the persistent dismal failures of leadership in the UK Government, with the UK currently having the highest inflation rate of any G7 country, compounded by Brexit increasing food prices; notes recent research from the Glasgow Centre for Population Health highlighting the brutal reality of a decade of austerity under the UK Government, and believes that, with full control over the economic and financial powers, the Scottish Government could take further action to build the economy that Scotland deserves."
Vote
Result67 for, 55 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not voteVote Passed