[arista]

[The Scottish government has confirmed
spending cuts of up to £500m.

Finance Secretary Shona Robison
said the "direct savings" were necessary
to support the Scottish
government's 2024/25 budget.

In a pre-budget fiscal update to the
Scottish parliament on Tuesday,
Ms Robison said:
"Prolonged Westminster austerity,
the economic damage of Brexit,
a global pandemic, the war in Ukraine,
and the cost of living crisis have all placed
enormous and growing pressure on the
public finances."]


[The cuts have been made ahead
of the UK government's budget
in October, which Sir Keir Starmer
has warned is going to be "painful".]



https://news.sky.com/story/scottish-...-cuts-13208917