Chamber and committees

Scotland’s Priorities for the UK Budget : Amendment 4

Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party
Date lodged: Wednesday, 30 September 2026
Motion type: Amendment
Motion reference: S7M-01395.4
Current status: Due to be taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 01 October 2026

As an amendment to motion S7M-01395 in the name of Jenny Gilruth (Scotland’s Priorities for the UK Budget), leave out from "suggests" to end and insert "believes that the UK Government must implement improved wealth taxation to support the public finances, and devolve a greater range of powers, including fiscal powers, to Scotland, to aid investment and growth; believes that it is the duty of governments to protect the most vulnerable in society; is concerned by the Chancellor of the Exchequer's recent comments regarding social security spending; calls on the Prime Minister to rule out cuts to support for disabled people and people living in poverty, and further believes that any UK Government decision to increase defence spending must not come at the expense of Scotland's public finances in the form of cuts to the block grant.”