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| Budget plans to 'damage Scotland' | Budget plans to 'damage Scotland' |
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| The Scottish government has attacked the Chancellor's pre-Budget report as "enormously damaging" to Scotland's recovery from recession. | The Scottish government has attacked the Chancellor's pre-Budget report as "enormously damaging" to Scotland's recovery from recession. |
| SNP ministers hit out at Alistair Darling's plans after they contained no move to accelerate cash for projects to boost jobs and the economy. | SNP ministers hit out at Alistair Darling's plans after they contained no move to accelerate cash for projects to boost jobs and the economy. |
| But Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy said the Holyrood budget had never been higher, and would now increase by £23m. | But Scottish Secretary Jim Murphy said the Holyrood budget had never been higher, and would now increase by £23m. |
| He also suggested SNP ministers should spend money "more wisely". | He also suggested SNP ministers should spend money "more wisely". |
| The Scottish government had pressed for a repeat of the scheme to bring forward about £350m for capital projects, a call backed by Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray. | The Scottish government had pressed for a repeat of the scheme to bring forward about £350m for capital projects, a call backed by Scottish Labour leader Iain Gray. |
| 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. |
| The Scottish government's budget is at a record high Jim MurphySecretary of state for Scotland | |
| Holyrood ministers said Mr Darling's move was "enormously damaging" and would "jeopardise the process of recovery". | Holyrood ministers said Mr Darling's move was "enormously damaging" and would "jeopardise the process of recovery". |
| 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. |
| Mr Murphy told the BBC's Politics Scotland programme the report was about setting out the road to economic recovery, while balancing the books. | Mr Murphy told the BBC's Politics Scotland programme the report was about setting out the road to economic recovery, while balancing the books. |
| "The Scottish government's budget is at a record high and because of the decisions taken today, it's going up again next year by a further £23m," he said. | "The Scottish government's budget is at a record high and because of the decisions taken today, it's going up again next year by a further £23m," he said. |
| The Scottish secretary said there was still an opportunity to address the acceleration of capital spending during next year's comprehensive spending review. | The Scottish secretary said there was still an opportunity to address the acceleration of capital spending during next year's comprehensive spending review. |
| He went on: "This is about much more than the Scottish government budget. | He went on: "This is about much more than the Scottish government budget. |
| "The budget's doubled and it continues to increase. It's never been bigger and the Scottish government currently has more money than it's ever had - it should probably spend it more wisely." | "The budget's doubled and it continues to increase. It's never been bigger and the Scottish government currently has more money than it's ever had - it should probably spend it more wisely." |
| Elsewhere, the Treasury outlined measures in the pre-Budget report to help businesses, including support for the North Sea oil and gas industry. | |
| The Enterprise Finance Guarantee support scheme for business, which has seen more than £75m of applications from almost 600 firms in Scotland, will continue for another year. | |
| And an investment fund for advanced manufacturing which supported life sciences companies in Edinburgh and a video games centre of excellence in Dundee would be making further cash allocations. |