SNP MSP Stuart McMillan asks about the amount of resource being allocated to Frank's Law.

Mr Mackay says in 2019-20 there will be an additional £30m in the local government settlement to implement Frank's Law.

Tory MSP Miles Briggs pays tribute to Amanda Koppel, whose husband Frank died in 2014 after being diagnosed with dementia.

She had campaigned for new legislation which would extend free personal care to under-65s with degenerative conditions.

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The widow of the former Dundee United footballer said she was "totally ecstatic" the first minister has pledged to implement "Frank's Law".

Labour MSP Iain Gray says in real terms this budget cuts funding for colleges and universities, and leaves local authorities unable to restore school budgets.

Mr Mackay insists there is a real terms increase for education and local government.

“We are making great efforts to support education,” he insists, before calling for Scottish Labour to bring forward any plans on how more spending would be found.

SNP MSP Ruth Maguire says huge progress has been made on tackling homelessness, but more must be done.

What funding is there for this, she asks.

The finance secretary points to an increase in the settlement for local government, which will help this.

There is also £10m for the Ending Homelessness Together Fund, he adds.

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Labour MSP Rhoda Grant says there were no ideas to boost the economy.

Ms Grant adds that despite announcing the investment bank "over and over again" - we still do not know when it will open for business.

Mr Mackay says the Scottish government are delivering industrial action not an industrial strategy.

He accuses the Labour Party of "empty rhetoric", but gives no answer to the question on the investment bank opening date, saying legislation will be introduced next year.

Tory MSP Dean Lockhart insists Scotland will be the highest tax part of the UK for businesses, making it difficult for business to expand.

Why hasn't the cabinet secretary cut the business supplement, he asks.

Mr Mackay says 90% of properties in Scotland will pay a lower poundage on properties than in the rest of the UK.

Every single SME in Scotland will pay less tax he insists.

Economy professor Dr Stuart McIntyre told BBC Scotland the NHS now takes up 47% of the Scottish budget.

The budget for health keeps growing because of the increased demand but it makes it difficult to find cash for other areas of government.

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SNP MSP Bruce Cawford thanks the cabinet secretary for "getting on with the day job" as the Tory party tears itself apart.

Mr Crawford says the Tories are causing "chaos and crisis at Westminster" and are planning to play havoc with Scotland's public services.

Mr Mackay agrees with the sentiment and warns that if he followed Tory tax plans there wound be a cut of more than £600m to public services.

BBC Scotland business and economy editor Douglas Fraser says Mr Mackay took the big chunk of money UK Chancellor Phil Hammond found for the health service and gave it to the NHS.

He adds that there was not much left over after that for other priorities.

Douglas Fraser says we might have to "look at the details of the budget to see which areas have lost out".

"I didn't mention independence in my budget speech," replies Mr Mackay.

Willie Rennie is so obsessed with independence that he is willing to vote down the resources I am putting towards public services that he has repeatedly called for, he states.

He adds that this is reckless, not the approach that the Scottish government is taking.

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Scottish Lib Dem leader Willie Rennie says the "chaos and uncertainty" of Brexit is bad for the economy and local services.

He argues that is why he has asked for a cessation of "this government's campaign for independence" which would bring "chaos upon chaos".

Mr Rennie calls for independence to be put aside for now to work on teacher's pay and local services.