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Published Date: 29 September 2008
The Scottish Government needs to listen to sound financial ideas rather than rely on soundbites, says JEREMY PURVIS
NO-ONE watching the events of the past week can now think that Scotland is immune to the credit crunch and global financial crisis.

Of course, families in Scotland knew that long before news of the collapse of Lehman Brothers first hit the headl...



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  • Last Updated: 28 September 2008 8:47 PM
  • Source: The Scotsman
  • Location: Edinburgh
 
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Tynietiger,

29/09/2008 08:41:41
This proposal is a joke. When added to Clegg's 4p tax cut for UK it will mean the Scottish Government's revenue will be reduced by £2.4 billion per annum (almost 8% of the total budget. )Cutting a couple of quangos won't make much difference and Fib Dems can't say what services they will stop to pay for this.

Also they had 8 years in government and didn't cut any waste in that time.

 

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