A post-Brexit UK-EU trade deal might take 10 years to finalise and still fail, Britain's ambassador to the EU has privately told the government.

The BBC understands Sir Ivan Rogers warned ministers that the European consensus was that a deal might not be done until the early to mid-2020s.

He also cautioned that an agreement could be rejected ultimately by other EU members' national parliaments.

PM Theresa May said she wanted Brexit to be "smooth and orderly".

The Scottish Conservative leader says Scotland needs a government with a real focus on the economy.

The first minister says no-one watching this will have any idea what Ms Davidson is asking.

Ms Sturgeon says it is a bit ironic the Scottish Conservative leader raises the economy on the day the media is reporting that the UK government's EU ambassador is warning of 10 years to get the economy back after Brexit.

The Scottish Conservative leader says the government thought it could make councils pay for a government policy and it was "told to take a run and jump".

The first minister says she is confused about Ms Davidson's line of questioning.

Ms Sturgeon says the budget will deliver on education and will be fair to local councils.

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Today The Herald reports that ministers have abandoned their flagship plan to use higher council tax to invest an extra £500 million in education, forcing them to raid other budgets to find the money.

It says Finance Secretary Derek Mackay is due to announce the last-minute U-turn when he presents his debut Budget at Holyrood today.

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Ms Davidson says we don't have to wait until 2.30pm as the story is all over the front pages of the newspapers.

The Scottish Conservative leader says she welcomes the U-turn and asks why the government did not see this coming.

Ms Sturgeon says Ms Davidson is saying "how dare you dump a plan we demanded you dump".

The first minister says the budget will deliver fairness for local services and provide money to close the attainment gap.

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Finance Secretary Derek Mackay is to publish the Scottish government's budget plans for the coming year.

Mr Mackay will set out his tax and spending plans, which will include the first use of Holyrood's new tax powers.

Opposition parties will get the chance to outline their own priorities while putting questions to the minister.

The budget proposals will be scrutinised by parliament and Holyrood's committees, with final votes taking place in February.

• Follow the budget debate on Holyrood Live
• Scotland's budget: What to expect

Scottish Conservative MSP Ruth Davidson says it is quite something to see a budget fall apart before it is published.

Ms Davidson says the policy of taking council money for attainment has been dumped and asks if this is a a shambles.

The first minister says the Tories should know about a shambles.

Ms Sturgeon says people will welcome the budget this afternoon.

Scottish Conservative MSP Ruth Davidson gets us underway in the traditional manner.

Scottish Conservative MSP Dean Lockhart asks what action it is taking to ensure that pupils with disorders on the autism spectrum have equal opportunities in school.

SNP MSP Emma Harper asks what action the government can take to ensure that water meters are placed in accessible locations.

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Health Secretary Shona Robison says the government will continue to work with health boards to protect and grow social care services. 

Mr Corry says for a care home to be viable it needs up to sixty beds. He says many in rural areas don't have that. He asks if the health secretary agrees that it is important to keep homes open.

Ms Robison says it is important that, where solutions can be found, the government support it.

The health secretary says many elderly people are being cared for at home, avoiding the need for a care home.

Jamie McIvor
BBC Scotland education correspondent

Concern is mounting over the future of a loss-making care home for elderly people with dementia in Argyll.

The Auchinlee home in Campbeltown is run by Crossreach, a social care charity linked to the Church of Scotland's Social Care Council.

But it has been losing hundreds of thousands of pounds and could close without extra taxpayer-funded support.

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Some relatives fear their residents may be moved to other parts of Argyll if a deal cannot be agreed to save the home.

Crossreach has been subsidising the cost of running the home for several years but argues this has become unsustainable.

The money to run the home comes from the Argyll and Bute Health and Social Care Partnership - a shared service between the local council and the NHS.

Scottish Conservative MSP Maurice Corry asks how it will ensure the continued viability of rural care homes.

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Communities Secretary Angela Constance says she is sorry to hear customers are experiencing difficulty.

Ms Constance says the Scottish government have highlighted customers' concerns to the UK government.

She recommends that anyone affected contacts Home Energy Scotland.

SNP MSP Clare Haughey asks what assurances the government can give to customers who signed Solar Energy Green Deal agreements with Home Energy and Lifestyle Management Systems, which ceased trading in April 2016, in light of reports that some have found their energy bills increasing by up to three times and the value of their homes being adversely affected.  

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Communities Secretatry Angela Constance says the government have now welcomed 1250 Syrian refugees.

Ms Constance says in 2017 all local authorities will be involved in helping refugees resettle in Scotland.

Scotland has welcomed more than 1,200 Syrian refugees since the first flight arrived in Glasgow a year ago, according to the Scottish government.

A total of 29 local authorities have received people fleeing the war-town country since 15 November last year.

Equalities Secretary Angela Constance said the response from people around the country had been "phenomenal".

The Scottish Refugee Council said it was a "good start" but more could be done on a UK-wide basis.