Nicola Sturgeon warned chancellor against ‘repeating mistakes’ after he announced a £1.5bn uplift in funding to Scotland
Autumn statement 2022: all our coverage
The Scottish National party has accused the chancellor of reintroducing austerity, after he announced that Scotland would get a £1.5bn uplift in funding over the next two years in the autumn statement.
Jeremy Hunt told parliament that the NHS and schools in Scotland facing “equivalent pressures” to those in England would benefit from the funding under the Barnett formula, which is used by the Treasury to allocate expenditure to devolved administrations.
Nicola Sturgeon warned chancellor against ‘repeating mistakes’ after he announced a £1.5bn uplift in funding to ScotlandAutumn statement 2022: all our coverageThe Scottish National party has accused the chancellor of reintroducing austerity, after he announced that Scotland would get a £1.5bn uplift in funding over the next two years in the autumn statement.Jeremy Hunt told parliament that the NHS and schools in Scotland facing “equivalent pressures” to those in England would benefit from the funding under the Barnett formula, which is used by the Treasury to allocate expenditure to devolved administrations. Continue reading…
