The Cost of Living

As an amendment to motion S4M-07872 in the name of Jackie Baillie (The Cost of Living), insert at end "; supports the UK Government’s determination to cut the income tax bills of people on low and middle incomes by raising the threshold for paying tax to £10,000; supports the UK Government’s decision to apply a so-called triple-lock to pensions to ensure that they increase by the highest of inflation, wages or 2.5% and endorses new support for childcare; believes that these steps, combined with support for apprenticeships and young workers, the Green Investment Bank and investment in science and research, will help create a stronger economy and a fairer society, enabling every person in Scotland to get on in life, and, noting that UN International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is on 17 October 2013, supports the commitment of the UK Government to spend 0.7% of national income on overseas aid to help tackle global poverty."