Scottish Labour Debate: Scottish Budget

Alex Rowley S5M-03576 That the Parliament does not support the Scottish Government's Draft Budget 2017-18 in its current form. Derek Mackay S5M-03576.4 As an amendment to motion S5M-03576 in the name of Alex Rowley (Scottish Budget), leave out from “does” to end and insert "notes that the Budget Bill will be introduced to the Parliament on 26 January 2017 and that it will then be subject to a three-stage Parliamentary scrutiny process; accepts that government amendments to the budget reflecting the outcome of discussions with other parties can be made at any time during that scrutiny process, and agrees that constructive discussions on the 2017-18 budget are continuing between the Scottish Government and other political parties with the objective of securing Parliamentary support for it." Murdo Fraser S5M-03576.1 As an amendment to motion S5M-03576 in the name of Alex Rowley (Scottish Budget), insert at end ", and considers that families and businesses in Scotland should not be taxed more than those elsewhere in the UK." Patrick Harvie S5M-03576.2 As an amendment to motion S5M-03576 in the name of Alex Rowley (Scottish Budget), insert at end ", and believes that changes to income tax policy must be made, both in order to raise revenue to protect public services, and to reduce income inequality in Scotland." Willie Rennie S5M-03576.3 As an amendment to motion S5M-03576 in the name of Alex Rowley (Scottish Budget), insert at end ", and believes that the budget requires changes to support the long-term Scottish economy through additional investment in school education and colleges, new mental health services and transport links to the northern isles, and additional investment in Police Scotland to mitigate the failure of the centralisation programme."