by Niall Christie

Scotland editor

SCOTTISH LABOUR called on the government to put public services at the centre of this year’s Budget as Scotland looks to recover from the coronavirus pandemic.

During a debate on this year’s Budget in Holyrood today, the party argued that front-line health and social care workers deserved pay justice and put forward a raft of investment for the country. 

The debate was the first time the Budget has been voted on in Holyrood this year, with Scottish Labour interim leader Jackie Baillie calling for a Budget “that delivers a recovery with fairness and decency at its heart.”