Protecting Public Services and Boosting Scotland’s Economy

That the Parliament condemns the unfair approach that the UK Government is taking to reductions in public spending and the disproportionate impact that this is having on low-income households; endorses the approach of the Scottish Government, which has fairness at its heart and would see a 0.5% real increase in spending on public services every year from 2016-17 to 2019-20 while continuing to reduce debt over the next parliamentary session; welcomes the additional £180 billion of investment for protecting crucial public services that this will deliver compared with the UK Government’s plans; further welcomes the publication of Scotland’s Economic Strategy, and agrees that reducing inequality is not only important in itself, but is vital to establishing the conditions needed to deliver sustainable economic growth over the long term.