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| Budget 2013: Governments row over details of spending | |
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| Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney has accused the UK government of "deceit" over claims the Budget would boost the economy north of the border. | Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney has accused the UK government of "deceit" over claims the Budget would boost the economy north of the border. |
| Westminster ministers said the Scottish budget would be boosted by an extra £176m over the next two years. | Westminster ministers said the Scottish budget would be boosted by an extra £176m over the next two years. |
| But Mr Swinney said Chancellor George Osborne had replaced real money with loans which would have to be paid back. | But Mr Swinney said Chancellor George Osborne had replaced real money with loans which would have to be paid back. |
| The UK government said Scots would also benefit from tax changes and cancellation of the fuel duty increase. | The UK government said Scots would also benefit from tax changes and cancellation of the fuel duty increase. |
| Scottish Secretary Michael Moore said the Budget would support families and businesses, and would include a £279m increase in capital investment north of the border, with a cut in day-to-day spending of £103m. | Scottish Secretary Michael Moore said the Budget would support families and businesses, and would include a £279m increase in capital investment north of the border, with a cut in day-to-day spending of £103m. |
| Mr Swinney said the cut amounted to £107m and accused Coalition ministers of putting Scotland in a "straitjacket" by failing to deliver measures to aid short-term economic growth. | Mr Swinney said the cut amounted to £107m and accused Coalition ministers of putting Scotland in a "straitjacket" by failing to deliver measures to aid short-term economic growth. |
| The UK government said the Budget would result in: | The UK government said the Budget would result in: |
| Mr Moore said: "Today's budget shows the Coalition government is building a stronger economy and fairer society to equip Scotland and the UK to succeed in the global race. | Mr Moore said: "Today's budget shows the Coalition government is building a stronger economy and fairer society to equip Scotland and the UK to succeed in the global race. |
| "We face many economic challenges but this government has shown we can deliver, with one million private sector jobs and increasing personal tax allowances to £10,000 - taking 224,000 people in Scotland out of tax altogether." | "We face many economic challenges but this government has shown we can deliver, with one million private sector jobs and increasing personal tax allowances to £10,000 - taking 224,000 people in Scotland out of tax altogether." |
| The Scottish secretary sent on: "We are supporting families, individuals, both small and large businesses, and investing in the future with this Budget. | The Scottish secretary sent on: "We are supporting families, individuals, both small and large businesses, and investing in the future with this Budget. |
| "It is good news for Scotland and will help us build on the positive changes we are making to rebalance our economy." | "It is good news for Scotland and will help us build on the positive changes we are making to rebalance our economy." |
| But Mr Swinney said the UK government had put the economy in a "growth crisis" and urged "caution" over its Scottish figures. | But Mr Swinney said the UK government had put the economy in a "growth crisis" and urged "caution" over its Scottish figures. |
| He told BBC Scotland: "The chancellor has taken away £107m of hard cash that we could spend on particular projects of our decision-making and he's replaced it with loan facilities that will have to be paid back at a later date. | He told BBC Scotland: "The chancellor has taken away £107m of hard cash that we could spend on particular projects of our decision-making and he's replaced it with loan facilities that will have to be paid back at a later date. |
| "That does not translate into a cash boost for capital investment in our economy and that's the central deceit at the heart of this budget - an instrument by the chancellor to make his measures look better than they are." | "That does not translate into a cash boost for capital investment in our economy and that's the central deceit at the heart of this budget - an instrument by the chancellor to make his measures look better than they are." |
| The Scots finance secretary added: "What we've essentially got is a chancellor putting a straitjacket on the public finances of Scotland, restricting our room for manoeuvre and restricting the hard cash - real money - we can spend." | The Scots finance secretary added: "What we've essentially got is a chancellor putting a straitjacket on the public finances of Scotland, restricting our room for manoeuvre and restricting the hard cash - real money - we can spend." |
| The UK government confirmed most of the capital money available to Scotland would be in the form of loans and shared equity, primarily for housing. | The UK government confirmed most of the capital money available to Scotland would be in the form of loans and shared equity, primarily for housing. |
| But it argued this amounted to significant new resources - and an opportunity to grow the economy. | But it argued this amounted to significant new resources - and an opportunity to grow the economy. |
| Highlighting other measures, the UK government said the Budget would: | Highlighting other measures, the UK government said the Budget would: |
| In a statement released later, the Scotland Office said: "This Budget provides extra spending power for the Scottish Government of £176m through Barnett consequentials. | |
| "In line with the approach to the house building schemes which give rise to these consequentials in England, most of this extra money comes in the form of financial transactions. The Scottish Government has flexibility and discretion over this additional funding as long as they use it as a financial transaction and already plans to use some of its budget for this purpose. | |
| "It is for the Scottish Government to determine whether it wishes to use this additional spending power to support construction projects such as housing, as the UK Government is doing, or to try and create a row out of it." | |
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| Meanwhile, the UK government said new figures published by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast total North Sea oil and gas revenue at £33.9bn between 2012-13 and 2017-18. | Meanwhile, the UK government said new figures published by the independent Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) forecast total North Sea oil and gas revenue at £33.9bn between 2012-13 and 2017-18. |
| Ministers at Westminster said this was a downward revision of £0.9bn since the spending statement in the autumn and "considerably less" than those published by the Scottish government last week. | Ministers at Westminster said this was a downward revision of £0.9bn since the spending statement in the autumn and "considerably less" than those published by the Scottish government last week. |
| The Scottish government bulletin highlighted four potential scenarios that it says, taking account of recent trends in investment and prices, could result in the industry generating between £41bn and £57bn in tax revenue between 2012-13 and 2017-18. | The Scottish government bulletin highlighted four potential scenarios that it says, taking account of recent trends in investment and prices, could result in the industry generating between £41bn and £57bn in tax revenue between 2012-13 and 2017-18. |
| Mr Moore said there was a gulf between those independent OBR figures and the "hugely optimistic" numbers published by the Scottish government. | Mr Moore said there was a gulf between those independent OBR figures and the "hugely optimistic" numbers published by the Scottish government. |
| But Mr Swinney said he was confident in his government's figures. | But Mr Swinney said he was confident in his government's figures. |