Supporting Scotland’s Economy

As an amendment to motion S4M-12776 in the name of Jackie Baillie (Supporting Scotland’s Economy), leave out from “further believes” to end and insert “condemns the Fiscal Mandate, endorsed by Labour, which will lead to a requirement for a further £30 billion of cuts over 2016-17 and 2017-18; further condemns the statement from the Shadow Chancellor that there is nothing he would reverse from the Chancellor’s 2015 Budget statement; endorses the need for increased investment in public services; agrees that this can be achieved while reducing the deficit, and believes that full fiscal powers over the Scottish economy would enable Scotland to improve its sustainable economic performance and boost the revenues available for tackling inequality.”