Protecting Public Services and Boosting Scotland’s Economy

As an amendment to motion S4M-12521 in the name of John Swinney (Protecting Public Services and Boosting Scotland’s Economy), leave out from "condemns" to end and insert "welcomes the fact that the UK’s economic growth continues to be among the highest of the major developed world economies; welcomes the high employment situation across the UK and the deficit being reduced by a half since 2010; believes that measures taken by the UK Government, such as cutting employer national insurance contributions and maintaining the lowest level of corporation tax in the G7, are providing considerable benefits to businesses in Scotland; believes that measures such as raising the income tax threshold and freezing fuel duty have helped household budgets; notes the publication of Scotland’s Economic Strategy, but is disappointed by the content, which contains very few new initiatives that could help businesses in Scotland create jobs, grow and compete."