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I invite Gillian Mackay to wind up and to press or withdraw amendment 26. :I have nothing further to add. I press amendment 26.Amendment 26 agreed to.Amendments 53, 54 and 93 not moved.
The UK government did provide an Alternative Fuel payment in the winter of 2022, but Changeworks estimate that the gap between the payment of £200 and the fuel poverty gap is likely 26 at least £800, and probably significantly more.
Economic and fiscal context
The expected downturn in the Scottish economy is now showing in the latest official data.GDP monthly estimate: July 2022 - gov.scot (www.gov.scot) The Scottish economy shrank by 0.2% in July, the second consecutive month of negative growth.