1/ The Chancellor has told @scotgov that todays’s announcements won’t deliver any upfront extra cash for Scotland beyond the (welcome) £700m announced recently - & he won’t confirm the range of extra spending (beyond business support) that it’s expected to pay for or for how long https://twitter.com/bbcdouglasf/status/1319297273545641986
2/ Businesses in England have been given, rightly, an open ended commitment to support for as long as needed. And @scotgov will be expected to match that for Scottish businesses - with no confirmation that the money will be there to pay for it (& no borrowing powers to raise it)
3/ It is an intolerable and unacceptable position - and deeply unfair to Scottish businesses who deserve the same open ended commitment given to counterparts in England.
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