No Case for Tax Increases or Further Cuts to Public Spending

As an amendment to motion S5M-20716 in the name of Murdo Fraser (No Case for Tax Increases or Further Cuts to Public Spending), leave out from "either further tax increases" to end and insert "cuts to public spending and vital public services in the coming financial year; celebrates the additional investment made in public services as a result of the changes to income tax rates put forward by Green MSPs and introduced in 2018-19, which means that those who can afford to will contribute more; notes the analysis by the Fraser of Allander Institute, which estimates that closing the income tax gap between Scotland and the rest of the UK would result in a loss of revenue of around £270 million; further notes that a climate emergency has been declared by the Scottish Government and considers that bold and transformative policies are required to meet Scotland’s target of a 75% reduction in emissions by 2030, and calls on the Scottish Government to bring forward a Budget for the coming year that addresses the climate emergency, including a significant change in priorities for transport spending, while protecting local government."