MSPs back the general principles of the budget

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The Europe Committee takes evidence on Brexit implications for Scotland
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MSPs back the general principles of the Budget Bill.

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Craig Hutchison, Colin Bell and Patrick Cowling

Postpublished at 16:56 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2017
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Mr Mackay says the Labour amendment is 'totally meaningless'published at 16:54 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2017
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Mr Mackay says Douglas Ross talked Scotland down.
The finance secretary says if people are scared away from Scotland it will be down to the Scottish Conservatives.
He welcomes Willie Rennie's statement that he has done a good job.
Mr Mackay says the Labour amendment is "totally meaningless".
Postpublished at 16:53 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2017
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Minister says Labour and the Tories are bitter together for the budgetpublished at 16:52 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2017
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Finance Secretary Derek Mackay says Douglas Ross's comments show the Tories are not fit for government nor are they fit for opposition.
In response to noise from the Labour benches, he says the two parties are back together and bitter together for the budget.
Postpublished at 16:51 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2017
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Tory MSP says the Tories will vote against the budget at decision timepublished at 16:51 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2017
Mr Ross says the tax base should be increased.
He says the Tories will vote against the budget at decision time.
How tough a negotiator is Patrick Harvie?published at 16:50 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2017
Mr Ross says the Crown Office will have to lose jobs as a result of this budget
The Tory MSP says Scotland has the powers but we do not have the right government to use them.
He asks how tough a negotiator was Patrick Harvie.
Far less than he should have, says Mr Ross, in what he says are Mr Harvie's own words.
Mr Ross gives way to the "man of the hour".
Mr Harvie asks Mr Ross to point to any budget when Labour and or the Conservatives have ever achieved as much as the Greens in their budget negotiations.
Mr Ross lists cuts and says Mr Harvie must expect criticism.
Postpublished at 16:48 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2017
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Scotland the most expensive part of the UK to live and work says Tory MSPpublished at 16:46 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2017
Tory MSP Douglas Ross says the SNP, aided by the Greens, have made Scotland the most expensive part of the UK to live and work.
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Mr Ross says Derek Mackay has failed to mention he has £0.5bn more this year.
He says Mr Mackay had to ask for an explanation of the Laffer Curve.
Mr Ross says there is still a cut to Scottish Enterprise.
Postpublished at 16:45 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2017
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Postpublished at 16:44 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2017
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Ms Baillie says the SNP have played the Greens like a fiddlepublished at 16:44 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2017
Ms Baillie says the Greens have settled for £29m as the other £130m is smoke and mirrors.
The Labour MSP says the Greens have "settled for very little" and have the "illusion of influence".
She says the SNP have played the Greens like a fiddle.
Ms Baillie says "shame on them".
'So much for growing the economy'published at 16:43 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2017
Labour MSP Jackie Baillie says there is still a cut of £50m to the Scottish Enterprise budget.
Ms Baillie says: "So much for growing the economy."
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Postpublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2017
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Finance secretary guilty of a slight of hand and of double counting says Bailliepublished at 16:41 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2017
Ms Baillie says despite today's slight of hand by the finance secretary, local services still face cuts.
The Labour MSP accuses the SNP of duplicitous double counting.
Postpublished at 16:40 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2017
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Postpublished at 16:39 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2017
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Labour MSP says her party want to stop the cuts in full not in partpublished at 16:39 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2017
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Labour MSP Jackie Baillie says her party has made clear her opposition to the cuts to public services.
Ms Baillie says there is absolutely no doubt about her party's position and the SNP just do not want to do a deal with Labour.
She says her party want to stop the cuts in full not in part.
Postpublished at 16:38 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2017
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SNP MSP says we have to live within our meanspublished at 16:36 Greenwich Mean Time 2 February 2017
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SNP MSP John Mason says that it is right that funding follows need.
Labour's Johann Lamont intervenes and asks about cuts to Glasgow City Council
Mr Mason says we have to live within our means.
He says we would all like to do more with more money.