Fife Council underspent its housing budget by almost £9 million this year despite being in the midst of a housing emergency.

Record Political Editor Paul Hutcheon says senior figures in the SNP fear the political impact of the police probe.

Ask any Medicare beneficiaries how they feel about Medicare Advantage plans. Tthey will respond that they either love or hate ...

Scottish Secretary Ian Murray says Holyrood ministers need to further develop the policy before it can progress.

With the SNP in a minority administration at Holyrood, Ms Robison and Mr Swinney need at least one other party to back the draft Budget for it to pass. If the Budget falls, the impact will not be ...

The co-leader of the Scottish Greens says his party is yet to make a “final decision” on whether to support the Scottish ...

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Mr Swinney will still be keen to bring matters back to the budget wherever possible, given he feels it’s put the SNP back on the front foot in its tussle with Labour. There will doubtless be ...

Russell Findlay has criticised Scottish Labour’s promise to abstain on the budget vote, saying it amounted to the “cheapest” deal for any government in the history of devolution, as John ...

Scottish Labour abstaining in the vote on the Scottish Government’s Budget amounts to the “cheapest” deal on the tax and spending plans since devolution, the leader of the Scottish Conservatives has ...

John Swinney’s door remains open for talks on his Government’s budget despite Labour’s plans to abstain in the final vote, the First Minister has said.

With the Holyrood election being held next year, Scottish Labour feared opposing such a populist Budget would lead to the party falling even further behind the SNP in the polls. Mr Sarwar’s ...