spending plan put forward by Finance Secretary Kate Forbes was passed with support from Green and Lib Dem MSPs after she reached agreements with both parties on Monday.It will deliver a pay rise for public sector workers, an expansion of the free school meals programme for primary pupils, and free bus travel for those aged 21 and under.But Scottish Labour opposed the Budget after its call for social care workers to receive a pay uplift to £12 an hour was rejected as being too costly.The party had backed a call from the GMB union to boost pay for care workers who had served on the frontline throughout the coronavirus pandemic.Labour MSP Jackie Baillie told MSPs: "These are the people who look after some of the most vulnerable people in our.
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