More than 600,000 families relying on a state salary will get a bitter taste of the coming “public-sector recession” this week, as John Swinney sets out his draft budget amid the worst funding figures in 10 years of devolution.
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The money hole
With a £300m shortfall in budgets, Scottish public spending faces huge cuts, so how uncertain will the future be for nurses, teachers and policemen?
