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They will be able to afford to spend more, increasing consumer spending in Scottish businesses. One economically inactive parent will become an income tax payer or will be able to increase their working hours, so the Government will get more revenue.
Colleges Scotland confirmed in its briefing for this debate that the budget given to further education means that any new activity in the sector can happen only at the expense of current activity.