SNP blasted as 'biggest enemy of devolution' as Labour urge them not to bin the Barnett formula

Описание: The SNP should not support a campaign to ditch the Barnett formula as this would be devastating for Scotland, Labour said.

Speaking in the Commons, shadow Scottish secretary Ian Murray said: “We know that the Barnett formula results in an additional £19 billion of public spending in to Scotland’s economy, but last week the national newspaper reported that the SNP was being encouraged by their sister party in Wales to join the campaign to ditch the funding formula.

“16 years of SNP Government has left Scotland’s public finances with a £1 billion blackhole, we’re in the middle of the worst cost-of-living crisis in generations yet historically high taxes are already being imposed on working people to pay for this.

“Losing the Barnett formula would devastate Scotland’s public finances and the economy like nothing we’ve seen before.”

Scotland Office minister John Lamont said: “The biggest enemy of the Barnett formula and the biggest enemy of devolution in Scotland is the SNP. They want to rip up the devolution settlement and they want to stop the Barnett formula which results in millions of pounds of extra investment going into Scotland each year.

“This party remains absolutely committed to devolution and that Barnett Formula and more investment into Scotland.”



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