Swinney's Last-Minute Deals Over Business Rates and Transport Win Vital Support

The Scotsman › February 07, 2008

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JOHN Swinney unveiled two last-minute concessions yesterday in a final attempt to secure cross-party support for his Budget.

Opening a crunch debate on the Budget, the finance secretary announced quicker-than-planned business rate cuts and an extra GBP 4 million in grants to bus operators.

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Swinney's Last-Minute Deals Over Business Rates and Transport Win Vital Support

This was enough to win over the Tories, who used the debate to announce their support for the Budget, and the Greens, who said they would not back the Budget - because it was not a "green...

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