Chamber
Plenary, 22 Mar 2007
22 Mar 2007 · S2 · Plenary
Item of business
First Minister's Question Time
Budget
The budget is, of course, set against a backdrop of unprecedented economic prosperity in Scotland and the UK. We have a record number of Scots in work, a historically low level of unemployment and, in the UK, the second highest income per capita in the G7.
For Scotland, the budget means good news for children, working families, pensioners, business and the environment. It is a budget for families, fairness and the future. If I was in another place, I would say that I commend it to the house.
For Scotland, the budget means good news for children, working families, pensioners, business and the environment. It is a budget for families, fairness and the future. If I was in another place, I would say that I commend it to the house.
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4. Margaret Jamieson (Kilmarnock and Loudoun) (Lab):
Lab
To ask the First Minister what impact the Chancellor of the Exchequer's budget will have on Scotland. (S2F-2794)
The First Minister (Mr Jack McConnell):
Lab
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Margaret Jamieson:
Lab
I thank the First Minister for his reply.Yesterday's budget provides the lowest basic rate of income tax in 75 years, which of course will be of benefit to m...
The First Minister:
Lab
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Alex Neil (Central Scotland) (SNP):
SNP
Does the First Minister realise that, as a result of Gordon Brown's budget yesterday, low-paid workers earning only £7,500 a year will see their income tax b...
The First Minister:
Lab
The only robbing going on in the chamber at the moment is the robbing of statistics by the SNP and, of course, the deception that it tries to pull on the peo...