(S4O-00187) The Government’s updated economic strategy sets out how we are focusing our efforts on accelerating the recovery. However, it is clear from the recent global economic data—including the International Monetary Fund’s downward revision of the growth forecasts on Tuesday—that the Chancellor of the Exchequer must enact a plan B to protect the recovery.As part of our proposals, the First Minister has advocated a targeted reduction in VAT on home repairs, which would provide a boost to construction activity in Scotland.