The SNP does not govern as a majority meaning that it needs another party to back or abstain its budget plans before they can be passed in Holyrood.
"If the budget doesn't include at least £4.7bn for climate and nature. If there is not a fair deal for local government. If there ...
ALEX Salmond’s signature political talent was his ability to build coalitions of the unwilling. This was what enabled him to ...
The First Minister called on other parties to support the SNP’s spending plans – which can only pass with the help of the opposition. It comes after a report by the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) ...