motion_title: The UK Budget – Scotland’s Priorities
motion_text: As an amendment to motion S6M-14614 in the name of Shona Robison (The UK Budget &ndash; Scotland&rsquo;s Priorities), leave out from "recognises" to end and insert "believes that Scotland&rsquo;s priorities were reflected in the overwhelming mandate that the people of Scotland gave to the Labour Party on 4 July 2024; recognises that the new UK Labour administration inherited a black hole of &pound;22 billion from the previous Conservative administration; understands that the only way to deliver fairness and opportunity for people is to fix the foundations of the economy; welcomes the renewed commitment from the Chancellor of the Exchequer that there will be no return to austerity; calls on the Scottish Government to work with the UK Government to ensure that the benefits of economic stability and the opportunities of national renewal are felt across Scotland, and further calls on the Scottish Government to reflect the importance of financial competence, economic stability and transparency in its management of Scotland&rsquo;s finances."
  
  Original motion(S6M-14614):
  That the Parliament&nbsp;recognises the importance of the UK Budget on 30 October 2024 to Scotland&rsquo;s budget; supports the call from prominent economists, including Professor Mariana Mazzucato, Professor Anton Muscatelli, Lord Gus O&rsquo;Donnell and Professor Simon Wren-Lewis, for the UK Government to use the forthcoming UK Budget to halt &ldquo;the under-investment that has resulted in a vicious circle of stagnation and decline, whereby low investment leads to both a weaker economy and greater social and environmental problems&rdquo;; calls on the Chancellor of the Exchequer to replace the current austerity fiscal rules that the UK Government is operating under, in order to allow for greater investment to renew and enhance public infrastructure and deliver projects that support the transition to net zero; believes that the UK Government should reverse its cut to the Winter Fuel Payment, as this cut will impact many of the most vulnerable older people in society, and urges the UK Government to use its first Budget to remove the two-child limit on benefits and deliver greater investment to tackle child poverty, and deliver a sizeable increase in investment in the NHS and schools, which would deliver consequentials for application in these vital public services in Scotland.