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Deputy First Minister John Swinney needs to take councils' concerns over their finances seriously (Picture: Jane Barlow/PA)

Columnists SNP must not dismiss deeply alarming plea for help from all 32 councils

The finance directors' letter has been issued a fortnight before Deputy First Minister John Swinney sets out the Scottish budget. Picture: Jane Barlow/PA

Politics Vital services could be ‘stopped’ by councils facing funding crisis

Politics Ministers could face last gasp scramble to save £150m

Politics 'Astonishing' that not upheld ministerial misconduct probes will be made public

Politics Teaching union 'hopeful' of new pay offer to stop crippling school strikes

Politics Labour: Scottish Government has ‘moral duty’ to get budget ‘right for Scotland’

Politics Sturgeon says Scottish budget 'difficult balancing act'

Politics Sturgeon pledges outcomes of ministerial misconduct probes will be made public

Politics Scotland told to brace for tax rises and spending cuts as inflation bites

Education Teaching union announces more Scottish strike dates in pay dispute

Politics Analysis: Is this the time for the SNP to leave its financial comfort zone?

Letters Readers' Letters: Readers' Letters: Fair scunnert by SNP MSPs’ attempts at Scots

Business Perth café among social enterprises 'putting greater equality into economy'

Columnists We all have to pay the price for imported inflation – John McLaren

Politics Swinney calls for devolved government budget boost in line with inflation

Politics Ministers welcome Gupta's step forward in keeping Liberty Steel empire afloat

Columnists Sturgeon can't blame looming winter of discontent on Westminster – Murdo Fraser

Politics Hunt says everyone will need to pay 'a bit more tax' after Thursday's budget

Politics FMQs: Swinney warned NHS is 'collapsing' and 'lives are on the line'

Politics Scottish business rates rise would 'put rocks in retail industry's rucksack'

Consumer Three quarters of Scots fear cost-of-living crisis will get worse – poll

Politics Money cut from departments unlikely to ever be restored, says SPICe

Letters Readers' Letters: Who believes Swinney can’t find NHS cash?

Politics Ian Blackford claims Scottish public would support targeted tax rises

Politics Swinney tells NHS workers he has 'nowhere to go' to fund increased pay offer

Politics Budget review analysis: Brace yourself, this is just the start

Politics Health budget raided to fund pay deals as Swinney sets out £1.2bn in cuts

Politics Multi-millions in cuts to be set out by ministers tomorrow

Health New chair of public inquiry into handling of covid in Scotland

People SNP must join Euro before EU membership is considered, says report

Politics Swinney warns of delay risk to budget due to UK Government autumn statement

Politics Holyrood's emergency budget review delayed again until after Halloween statement

People Swinney urges Tories to call for general election

Politics SNP back tax cuts worth £3.6bn and tax rises of up 10% for middle earners

Politics Paper will provide ‘financial confidence’ in independent Scotland – John Swinney

Politics No financial security by staying in the UK - Swinney

Columnists SNP has no grounds for secrecy over Covid inquiry crisis – Brian Wilson

Politics Resignation-hit Covid inquiry to begin key 'pilot activities' in December

Politics Scots back tax cuts for poorest but against top rate abolition, poll shows

Politics Date set for Scottish Budget amid ongoing ‘volatility’

Columnists Covid legal team resignations will feed scepticism about public inquiries

Coronavirus John Swinney denies 'political interference' in resignation-hit Covid inquiry

Politics Scotland likely to be entering a recession, experts warn

Politics More cuts may have to be made in Scotland, warns John Swinney

Politics Scots to pay £1.2bn more tax than they would in England if no changes made

Health Lady Poole resigns as chairwoman of Scotland’s Covid-19 inquiry

Politics Legal action warning over 'rigged' CalMac ferries fiasco

Politics Scottish Government requests 'urgent' meeting with Chancellor over 'huge gamble'

Columnists Sturgeon, not CMAL, should be the target in ferries scandal – Brian Wilson

Politics Liz Truss: I want to work with Nicola Sturgeon

Letters Readers' Letters: Sturgeon throwing stones from glass houses​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​...

Politics Swinney never seen 'financial strain' like now - even in 2008 financial crash

Politics Deputy First Minister claims it is 'difficult' to outline total government liabi...

Politics John Swinney "very concerned” by extraordinary IMF statement on UK tax plans

Transport CalMac pays out £215,000 in compensation for cancelled sailings in four months

Politics SNP ministers delay 'hard choices' over budget until after party conference

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