Motion
Fiscal Framework Review
S6M-11546.3 · Amendment · lodged by Marra, Michael
Lodged on
05 Dec 2023Heard / answered on
06 Dec 2023Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 06 Dec 2023
As an amendment to motion S6M-11546 in the name of Shona Robison (Fiscal Framework Review), leave out from ", while" to end and insert "the deal was agreed to by both governments as part of the devolution settlement that has evolved significantly since 1998; regrets the lack of public scrutiny afforded by a rushed final agreement that saw the simultaneous publication of the Independent Report along with the political agreement, thereby preventing full parliamentary discussion and the input of expert bodies; believes that Scotland has been held back by the Scottish National Party administration and the UK Conservative administration, which have built a low-growth, low-wage economy and, as a result, the UK Autumn Statement was delivered in the context of a stagnating economy and the highest overall tax burden since the Second World War; notes the Scottish Fiscal Commission’s modelling of a £1.9 billion revenue gap by 2027-28 between the Scottish Government’s committed spending and projected available revenues; further notes that this analysis was undertaken prior to the First Minister’s further sizeable spending commitments made at the Scottish National Party conference in October 2023, and calls on both of Scotland’s governments to prioritise economic growth, to put wages into the pockets of hard-pressed people in Scotland, and to generate the taxes to pay for vital public services, which are currently undermined by the financial and economic incompetence of ministers in Edinburgh and London."
Lodged by
Marra, Michael
alone — no additional MSPs have signed on.
Amendment division result
06 Dec 2023
Defeated
Show MSPs
For
25Against
95Abstain
0Not voted
9In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 3 contributions reference this
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Michael Marra
Lab
Chamber
· 06 Dec 2023 · Meeting of the Parliament 06 December 2023
I have no doubt that there are significant problems with the autumn statement, the situation that the Tory Government has left this country in, the state that it has made of our economy and the fact …
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The Deputy Presiding Officer
LD
Chamber
· 06 Dec 2023 · Meeting of the Parliament 06 December 2023
The next question is, that amendment S6M-11546.3, in the name of Michael Marra, which seeks to amend motion S6M-11546, in the name of Shona Robison, on the fiscal framework review, be agreed to. Are …
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The Deputy Presiding Officer
LD
Chamber
· 06 Dec 2023 · Meeting of the Parliament 06 December 2023
The result of the division on amendment S6M-11546.3, in the name of Michael Marra, is: For 25, Against 95, Abstentions 0. Amendment disagreed to.
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-11546Original motion04 Dec 2023 · Motion For Debate · Robison, ShonaThat the Parliament recognises the limited improvements to the Scottish Fiscal Framework, following a joint review with the UK Government; welcomes the outcome of the review, which provides an increase in the Scottish Government’s borrowing and reserve capacity, and also confirms the Indexed Per Capita methodology as the permanent basis for calculat...
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S6M-11546.3Selected itemDefeated 25/9505 Dec 2023 · Amendment · Marra, MichaelAs an amendment to motion S6M-11546 in the name of Shona Robison (Fiscal Framework Review), leave out from ", while" to end and insert "the deal was agreed to by both governments as part of the devolution settlement that has evolved significantly since 1998; regrets the lack of public scrutiny afforded by a rushed final agreement that saw the simultaneous...