Budget (Scotland) (No 4) Bill: Stage 3

Part of the debate – in the Scottish Parliament at on 5 March 2020.

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Murdo Fraser and a number of his colleagues have expressed concern about local authority budgets. Given that, will he condemn the huge increase in the cost of Public Works Loan Board borrowing that applies to all councils, because of what the UK Government believes is spendthrift behaviour by some English local authorities? It is an easy thing to do—will he condemn it?