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JOHN Swinney has promised reform of Scotland's public sector and to "squeeze every penny out of every pound" to sustain growth and jobs in his spending review on Wednesday.
The Scottish Finance Secretary blamed the UK Government's continuous cuts for Holyrood's predicament, stressing how over the next three years Scotland's budget would shrink by pound(s)3.3 billion or 11% below its 2010/11 level in real terms. He complained that the SNP Government's capital budget was facing an even greater reduction of 36% in real terms.See the full content of this document
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Swinney 'to Squeeze Pennies'
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