Planet Holyrood 04/12/24 - Budget special as SNP announce child benefit lift and NHS increase

04/12/2024 29 min
Planet Holyrood 04/12/24 - Budget special as SNP announce child benefit lift and NHS increase

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Paul Hutcheon, Hannah Rodger and Douglas Dickie give a run-through of the Scottish Government's budget.

The SNP Finance Secretary also announced an additional £2 billion for Scotland's struggling NHS. In a welcome break for workers, Shona Robison said income tax rates have been frozen until 2026, while the amount at which the basic and intermediate rates – 20% per cent and 21 per cent – is paid will increase by 3.5 per cent in the next financial year.
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