Economic Priorities - Amendment
- Submitted by: Paul Sweeney, Glasgow, Scottish Labour.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 07 June 2022
- Motion reference: S6M-04815.2
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 08 June 2022
As an amendment to motion S6M-04815 in the name of Liz Smith (Economic Priorities), leave out from “is deeply” to end and insert “notes the recent findings of the Scottish Fiscal Commission and is deeply concerned by many of the trends identified, including that productivity growth in Scotland has stalled since 2015 and earnings growth is lagging behind the UK’s; is further concerned, in particular, by the revised downward growth estimates and decline in real earnings, and that the Scottish Government has imposed higher tax rates on Scotland without increasing revenues, compared with the block grant adjustment, due to the ongoing issues relating to weaker productivity and inflexibilities within the Scottish labour market, with the result that net Scottish income tax receipts in 2022-23 are forecast to be £428 million less than if income tax had not been devolved; considers that this is a consequence of the Scottish Government’s failure to use the taxation, borrowing and investment powers of devolution to support and grow the Scottish economy; notes that this has directly resulted in less tax revenue available to invest in Scottish public services, and is further concerned by the real-terms cuts of more than £1 billion announced by the Scottish Government, which will affect local government, the police and higher education, among key services; calls on the Scottish Government to ensure that policies to deliver long-term growth, including collaborative projects with the UK Government such as city deals, are a priority within Scottish Government spending plans; further calls for a finance bill mechanism to be introduced to evaluate the effectiveness of public spending; calls for plans for a second independence referendum to be taken off the table, and believes that the failure to grow Scottish wages will also mean that hard-working people are more exposed to the pressures of the cost of living crisis.”
Related motion
Economic Priorities
Submitted by: Liz Smith, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, June 6, 2022
Supported by: Stephen Kerr
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Result 67 for, 53 against, 1 abstained, 8 did not vote Vote Passed
Accepted related amendments
Economic Priorities - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Supported by: Tom Arthur, Richard Lochhead, Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, June 8, 2022
Result 67 for, 55 against, 0 abstained, 7 did not vote Vote Passed
Amendments that have not been voted on
Economic Priorities - Amendment - Amendment
Submitted by: Alex Cole-Hamilton, Edinburgh Western, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Tuesday, June 7, 2022
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, June 8, 2022