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PRESCRIPTION charges will be cut from GBP 4 to GBP 3, in a move costing taxpayers a further GBP 8 million a year.
The Scottish Government yesterday beat off a Conservative attempt to oppose the cut, insisting that it was wrong to penalise people for falling ill. However, it means the government will now be paying an extra GBP 32m a year for the policy, having reduced the charges from GBP 6.85 per item in 2007. It wants eventually to scrap prescription charges completely.See the full content of this document
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Snp Wins Battle to Cut Fees for Prescriptions
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