That the Parliament notes that the Scottish Government’s failure to grow Scotland’s economy has led to an economic performance gap worth £1.1 billion in 2025-26 alone; believes that there should be a crackdown on wasteful expenditure from the Scottish Government through the tightening of spending rules in the Scottish Public Finance Manual, reducing the number of highly paid senior executives within the public sector, and reversing the recent ministerial pay rise, and calls on the Scottish Government to use the proceeds of a crackdown on waste to cut income tax by up to £444 for every person in Scotland by abolishing the 20% and 21% rates of income tax, so that everyone earning up to £43,662 pays 19p for every £1 earned.
Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025
Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, June 17, 2025
Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025