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| Budget plans to 'damage Scotland' | Budget plans to 'damage Scotland' |
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| The Scottish government has reacted angrily to the Chancellor's pre-Budget report, after it contained no move to accelerate cash for key projects. | The Scottish government has reacted angrily to the Chancellor's pre-Budget report, after it contained no move to accelerate cash for key projects. |
| SNP ministers had pressed Alistair Darling for a repeat of the scheme to bring forward about £350m for projects to boost the economy and create jobs. | SNP ministers had pressed Alistair Darling for a repeat of the scheme to bring forward about £350m for projects to boost the economy and create jobs. |
| The UK Government suggested they could be funded through PFI schemes, of which the SNP is highly critical. | The UK Government suggested they could be funded through PFI schemes, of which the SNP is highly critical. |
| Holyrood ministers said Mr Darling's move was "enormously damaging". | Holyrood ministers said Mr Darling's move was "enormously damaging". |
| And they said it would "jeopardise the process of recovery". | And they said it would "jeopardise the process of recovery". |
| But a spokesman for Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray - who also backed further capital acceleration - insisted there was still scope for such a move next year, adding: "Today wasn't D-day for this issue." | |
| Labour also said The Scottish government budget was higher than ever and had increased again by £23m. | |
| In his final pre-Budget report before a general election, Mr Darling said National Insurance would go up by a further 0.5p from 2011, while announcing a public sector pay freeze, bank bonus tax and a home boiler scrappage scheme. | In his final pre-Budget report before a general election, Mr Darling said National Insurance would go up by a further 0.5p from 2011, while announcing a public sector pay freeze, bank bonus tax and a home boiler scrappage scheme. |