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Meeting of the Parliament 19 March 2026 [Draft]

19 Mar 2026 · S6 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
First Minister’s Question Time
Income Tax
Swinney, John SNP Perthshire North Watch on SPTV

There is absolutely nothing selective about the statistics that I have put on the record, so I will put a few more on the record. A band 4 dental nurse at the bottom of the scale will earn £30,353 and take home £2,065 more after tax compared with a dental nurse in the same band in England. A band 6 nurse at the bottom of the scale will earn £41,608 and take home £1,994 more after tax compared with a nurse in the same band in England. That demolishes the rubbish that Mr Findlay has put to me.

When it comes to social security, it is quite obvious to people in Scotland today that the only card that Mr Findlay is prepared to play is the card to attack the most vulnerable in our society. I want to make it clear that I lead a Government that is committed to delivering growth in our economy and fairness to the people of our country—[Interruption.]

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1. Russell Findlay (West Scotland) (Con) Con
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The First Minister (John Swinney) SNP
I am very proud of the budgetary and tax decisions that the Government has taken over many years, and I am proud to have been associated with those decisions...
The Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone) NPA
Let us hear.
The First Minister SNP
That is the SNP delivering for all the people of Scotland.
Russell Findlay Con
I do not think that John Swinney is listening. People are saving 77p per week. John Swinney will not admit that he is forcing taxpayers to fund the SNP’s sky...
The First Minister SNP
Let us explore some of the details of the tax position of people in Scotland compared with people in England. A band 2 hospital porter at the bottom of the s...
Russell Findlay Con
John Swinney can parrot selective statistics all day long—Interruption.
The Presiding Officer NPA
Let us hear Mr Findlay.
Russell Findlay Con
However, he is completely out of step with the people of Scotland. Two thirds of people in Scotland believe that spending on benefits is too high. It is now ...
The Presiding Officer NPA
Let us hear Mr Findlay.
Russell Findlay Con
—but that she“will not be voting for the party at the forthcoming election for a number of reasons, not least their inability to control the escalating numbe...
The First Minister SNP
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The Presiding Officer NPA
Let us hear the First Minister.
The First Minister SNP
Enterprise and compassion—that is what people get from an SNP Government led by John Swinney.
Russell Findlay Con
Here is an idea for John Swinney: how about he tries to answer the questions that are put to him?The Scottish benefits agency, which was created by the SNP, ...
The First Minister SNP
Russell Findlay has changed tack with that question, because my comments to the Parliament today rumbled his earlier attack on the social security system—Int...
The Presiding Officer NPA
Let us hear one another. I am keen to enable as many members as possible to put questions today, as we have a long list.
The First Minister SNP
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