Question reference: S5O-02743
- Asked by: Linda Fabiani, MSP for East Kilbride, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 19 December 2018
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Current status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 9 January 2019
Question
To ask the Scottish Government how the proposals in its draft Budget aim to help support the work of credit unions.
Answer
The 2019-20 Budget proposes to continue targeting support to the credit unions sector – helping to enable affordable loans and savings in our communities, and protecting people from predatory lenders and unmanageable debt.
Specific support over the coming year will continue to be designed in partnership with the sector, building on our national awareness-raising campaign before Christmas and our programme of supporting credit union partnerships with schools across the country.