Record View says the creation of a national care service in Scotland is an excellent idea
The creation of a national care service should have been one of the most important policies of the current parliamentary term.
It has been described as the biggest public-sector reform in Scotland since the NHS was created after WWII. But scrutiny of the Bill underpinning the plan has revealed major difficulties. Holyrood’s finance committee said they had “significant concerns” about the lack of detailed costs. Our story today suggests the 2026 date for the service becoming operational could be in doubt. Acting Finance Secretary John Swinney delivers his Budget this week and he is looking for savings.
Shake up tax now The failure to abolish or reform the council tax is one of the biggest disappointments of devolution. This archaic property-based tax is a relic of John Major’s Government and a regressive way of funding services.
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