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Many of us know of experiences such as that mentioned by John Dickie, whereby folk cannot move on because the £30-odd extra a week for school meals might push them over the edge.
Again, it is a matter not simply of redirecting existing funds but of establishing what extra funds are required. That takes us back to the issue of the need for member states to get their share of the money—or to get extra money—to carry through some of the policies.
Any warden could take on board such extra reporting responsibilities. In this day and age, when people want value for money, it is not best practice to have wardens with narrow remits who are not asked to act as extra eyes and ears.
The removal of the burden of tolls is essential to ensure that businesses in Dundee compete on an equal footing with businesses elsewhere. The bill will remove the extra tax that the tolls add and give an extra boost to the economies of both Fife and Tayside.
People in my constituency did not send me here to do that.The proposed policy will not put a penny towards paying for extra health or addiction services or putting extra police on our streets.
That is why last year the Government put in place an extra £10 million for the free central heating programme, and why we are providing an extra £5 million in this budget to expand the scheme.
A sign of our commitment is that we have backed energy efficiency in Scotland with £79 million in 2013-14. That will lever in extra money from energy companies to create a total contribution of, we believe, up to £200 million a year.