The finance secretary says the health consequentials are passing to health, and resources have also been earmarked for the teacher pay deal when agreed.

"Parties should maybe drop their ideological obtuseness when they approach the budget," he argues.

Mr Fraser says the cabinet secretary was being "essentially dishonest" and "concealing" the amount that may be available for a deal.

"This is a government that is anything but transparent," the Tory MSP suggests.

Mr Mackay says he could equally throw back the question of how long the Treasury knew about the extra money.

Mr Fraser asks why parliament was not told that Mr Mackay had this extra cash.

The finance secretary says that is a ludicrous question and adds that as soon as he was able he informed parliament during the stage 1 debate.

Mr Fraser argues it turns out Mr Mackay could have short-changed the Greens and says he has concealed from Parliament the extra resources he had.

Patrick Harvie managed to achieve a deal that was better than any opposition party, replies Mr Mackay.

"This included the Conservative party who achieved zero, the Labour party who achieved meltdown, the Liberal party who achieved zero."

The deal struck with the Greens - the third in consecutive years - includes:

• £90m for the core local government settlement
• Cap on council tax rises increased to 4.79%
• A move to three-year local authority budgets
• Legislation to allow councils to set a local "tourism tax"
• Power for councils to set a levy on workplace car parking spaces
• Cross-party talks on replacing the council tax

Tory MSP Murdo Fraser says that when Mr Mackay appeared before this committee in January, he said all the money had been allocated.

But now there is an extra £148m from consquentials.

When did the cabinet secretary learn about this extra money, Mr Fraser asks.

Mr Mackay says this was confirmed to him on Friday 25 January - after he gave evidence to the finance committee.

The Scottish government's budget has passed a key Holyrood vote after the SNP struck a deal with the Greens.

Finance Secretary Derek Mackay said he was "pleased to have reached an agreement" minutes before the Holyrood budget debate was due to begin.

The deal includes more core funding for councils and extra powers for them to levy local parking and tourist taxes.

Green co-convener Patrick Harvie said the deal was the result of "constructive politics".

The deal will see the Greens support the government throughout all three stages of the budget process.

The stage one vote passed by 67 votes to 58, with one MSP abstaining.

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Committee convener Bruce Crawford begins looking at the Scotland reserve.

He says the committee has been told more will be drawn from the reserve than is in there and asks how that is possible.

Mr Mackay says he anticipates generating underspend that will go into the reserve.

Finance Secretary Derek Mackay says local government will be given an uplift of £90m as part of the deal with the Greens.

There will also be more cash for the health portfolio.

Mr Mackay explains this extra money came from additional Barnett consequentials.

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The committee is hearing from:

• Finance Secretary Derek Mackay
• John Nicholson from the Scottish government
• Graham Owenson from the Scottish government
• Aidan Grisewood from the Scottish government

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The finance committee will shortly take evidence from Finance Secretary Derek Mackay and officials on the 2019-20 budget.

It follows the deal struck with the Greens ahead of the stage 1 debate on the bill.

MSPs will be keen to explore changes to be made as part of the deal.

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Welcome to Holyrood Live on Wednesday 6 February 2019.

Finance Secretary Derek Mackay will be quizzed on his budget deal with the Greens at the finance committee this morning, before amendments to give effect to the deal are taken.

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At 1:30pm, the chamber is in session with Brexit Secretary Mike Russell providing an update on Brexit preparations.

Education and skills minister face portfolio questions after that.

Then the rural economy committee leads a debate on its report on salmon fishing regulations.

Finally, Tory MSP Jeremy Balfour begins a debate on the Scottish Powerchair Football Association.