Social Services (Cuts)

Part of First Minister’s Question Time – in the Scottish Parliament at on 20 June 2024.

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Photo of John Swinney John Swinney Scottish National Party

That is courageous questioning from Jackie Baillie. For some considerable time, I have been trying to set out to Parliament the enormous pressure on public finances. [Interruption.] If Jackie Baillie would stop interrupting me, we might make a little more progress.

Scotland faces a public spending crisis, but the Labour Party is proposing to continue that austerity. That is what is being proposed. [Interruption.]