Supporting Scotland’s Economy

As an amendment to motion S4M-12776 in the name of Jackie Baillie (Supporting Scotland’s Economy), leave out from "rejects" to end insert "welcomes the fact that the UK’s economic growth was the highest among the G7 economies in 2014 and notes that the Office for Budget Responsibility has revised up its forecast for UK growth in 2015; welcomes the high employment situation across the UK and the deficit being reduced by over 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 Scotland's businesses; believes that measures, such as raising the income tax personal allowance and freezing fuel duty, have helped household budgets; calls on the Scottish Government to publish an update to Outlook for Scotland’s Public Finances to take into account changes to the projected public finances since its original publication in May 2014 and to reflect the current Scottish Government policy of seeking full fiscal autonomy, and further calls on the Scottish Government to publish an updated Oil and Gas Analytical Bulletin."