STUC's Report on Scotland’s Wealth Gap

That the Parliament expresses its concerns at the findings of the report by STUC, Behind the Rich List: Scotland’s Wealth Gap, which highlights that the growth in wealth of the 10 richest people in Scotland has outstripped workers’ wages more than sixfold since the beginning of devolution; understands that the wealth of Scotland’s 10 richest people is now more than £23 billion, representing an increase of 375% since 1999, while full-time average weekly earnings have increased by only 22% in real terms during the same period; notes research by Future Economy Scotland published in May 2025, which  estimates that flatlining wage trends since the 2008 financial crisis have left workers in Scotland nearly £15,000 worse off per year; recognises concerns regarding the increase in the gap between rich and poor and in inequality, and calls on the Scottish Government to consider the recommendations contained in the STUC report.