As an amendment to motion S4M-08714 in the name of John Swinney (Scotland’s Economy), leave out from first "agrees" to end and insert “believes that the measures taken by the UK Government to ensure a sustainable economic recovery are showing a positive effect, with growth figures recently revised upward, continued rises in the number of people in work, a fall in unemployment and the budget deficit reduced by a third; recognises that reducing corporation tax to the lowest level in the OECD, scrapping planned rises in fuel duty, raising the income tax personal allowance providing an average tax cut of £700 for 25 million people and taking 2.7 million people out of income tax altogether, and the abolition of employer national insurance payments for young people will help create jobs and assist with economic growth, and calls on the Scottish Government to prioritise the economy by using all levers at its disposal, including scrapping the public health supplement, reversing the decision to charge empty properties at 90% of business rates and implementing a relief scheme for retail properties with a rateable value of up to £50,000.”
Result 14 for, 95 against, 5 abstained, 13 did not vote Disagreed
Scottish National Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Independent
Scottish Green Party
Submitted by: John Swinney, Perthshire North, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Monday, January 6, 2014
Supported by: Fergus Ewing, Derek Mackay
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Result 60 for, 51 against, 1 abstained, 15 did not vote Agreed
Submitted by: Willie Rennie, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Result 19 for, 95 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Alison Johnstone, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Result 4 for, 110 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote Disagreed
Submitted by: Iain Gray, East Lothian, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, January 7, 2014
Supported by: Jenny Marra
Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 8, 2014
Result 49 for, 65 against, 0 abstained, 13 did not vote Disagreed