Drafting Scottish budget will be extremely challenging, admits Gilruth
02-09-2026 12:20 via standard.co.uk

Drafting Scottish budget will be extremely challenging, admits Gilruth

The Deputy First Minister spoke about the tight fiscal siatuation faced by the Scottish Government.
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