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I am pleased to say that our remaining committee colleagues, John Mason and Ross Greer, have now joined us. Your latest outlook goes on to talk about higher borrowing pushing underlying debt “sharply, from 84.3% of GDP last year to a 63-year high of 97.6% in 2025-26.”
Councils are also facing significant pressures in capital budgets. In 2025/26, councils are being provided with £777m capital to support £55bn worth of assets.
Sharing of best practice of how best to implement these duties will continue to be explored with assistance from the Stand up for Siblings Partners and the Independent Care Review.
The challenging outlook and by definition, the need to shift resources to our priorities to have the best impact for Scotland mean it is necessary to begin, in collaboration and through discussion, a journey of reform and efficiency to meet the most pressing issues facing Scotland over the medium-term.
The challenging outlook and by definition, the need to shift resources to our priorities to have the best impact for Scotland mean it is necessary to begin, in collaboration and through discussion, a journey of reform and efficiency to meet the most pressing issues facing Scotland over the medium-term.
Clause 26 of the Bill would add a new section to the 1996 Act, creating a new type of automatically unfair dismissal related to fire and rehire practices.
However, as the member will know, as with any commercial tender, if I were to suggest how much that would be, I might not get the best value for the public purse or secure best value for public investment.