Kate Forbes, the Scottish Finance Secretary, has accused Rishi Sunak of cutting the Scottish government’s capital spending budget while increasing overall spending across the UK.
Reacting on Twitter to Sunak’s statement, Forbes said: “Behind the Chancellor’s headline 27 per cent increase in UK capital expenditure, Treasury documents show a cut to the Scottish Government’s capital budget by five per cent in cash terms.” The complaint came against the background of an extra £2.4 billion of Barnett spending for Scotland in the Spending Review with £1.3 billion related directly to covid spending.A UK Government source said it was correct to say that the Scottish Government budget for spending on things like building and infrastructure was being.
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