S6M-04815.2 Paul Sweeney: Economic Priorities—As an amendment to motion S6M-04815 in the name of Liz Smith (Economic Priorities), leave out from “is deeply” to end and insert “notes the recent findings of the Scottish Fiscal Commission and is deeply concerned by many of the trends Wednesday 8 June 2022 3 Today's Business Future Business Motions & Questions Legislation Other Gnothaichean an-diugh Gnothaichean ri teachd Gluasadan agus Ceistean Reachdas Eile Chamber | Seòmar identified, including that productivity growth in Scotland has stalled since 2015 and earnings growth is lagging behind the UK’s; is further concerned, in particular, by the revised downward growth estimates and decline in real earnings, and that the Scottish Government has imposed higher tax rates on Scotland without increasing revenues, compared with the block grant adjustment, due to the ongoing issues relating to weaker productivity and inflexibilities within the Scottish labour market, with the result that net Scottish income tax receipts...