DOUGLAS Ross’s failure to mention the impact of Brexit at the launch of his party’s new economic strategy has been branded “laughable” ...
READ MORE:The paper claimed that the Scottish Government “continued to cling to alignment with the EU even where it is detrimental to Scottish businesses”, while the two pages dedicated to building Scotland’s workforce did not address the impact of Brexit on key industries such as hospitality., Ross said: “This is looking to the future. I'm just commenting in this paper on a report from the Scottish Fiscal Commission that looks forward into the next 50 years.
Previously, Ross had backed Liz Truss and Kwasi Kwarteng’s disastrous mini-budget that crashed the UK economy and hiked mortgage interest rates, before U-turning after a public backlash against the decision to slash taxes. “If the worst they can do is call me names and criticise me then they are not really focusing on the details of this policy,” he said.
The Tory plans call for a “regulation handbrake” which would halt changes for businesses during economic stagnation, and calls for taxes on businesses to be reassessed.It also pledges to set up long-Covid clinics and reduce the size of devolved government, creating more capacity in Scotland’s labour force for the private sector and to free up public resources for key priorities.
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