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Andy Wightman tells #bbcgms that he hopes the Greens can back the Scottish budget this afternoon, but they’re not quite there yet. There were “quite difficult” talks yesterday, but some movement last night. Current focus is on local government settlement
The Greens are looking for a “longer term fundamental change” on how councils are funded; basically for legislation to be tabled this term, although not necessarily passed before 2021 elections. But it sounds like it’s this year’s settlement that’s the remaining issue in talks
A reminder of yesterday’s thread on the budget cliff-edge, and why nobody is talking seriously about an election:
Tbh this hard cutoff date for a rate resolution really seems like an oversight in the redesign of the budgetary procedure. All it does is raise the stakes hugely without tipping the balance in deal talks.

Yep, it’s not even 8am and I’m subtweeting the budget process review group
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ScotGov confirms the Transport Bill is being deferred - but they're blaming Brexit rather than the need to consult on the workplace parking levy. Spokesman claims this is "unconnected to the budget" and is because of work to "deliver a functioning statute book ahead of exit day"
So it's now looking like stage two consideration of the Transport Bill - when the Green amendment to add in a workplace parking levy will likely be debated - won't take place until "early summer".
.@SP_RECcttee has been doing some Brexit subleg - including some yesterday - but convener Edward Mountain told members that delay to Transport Bill was "partly on resource capacity within the Scottish government" and partly because of the amendment to the bill for a parking levy rural economy committee subleg on Brexit
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Richard Leonard asking about waiting times and missed targets; SNP backbencher Gil Paterson yelling “WALES!” repeatedly back at him #FMQs
John Swinney says delayed discharge is falling in Scottish hospitals - partly thanks to extra investment in health and social care in the budget. Government has an “intense focus” on this front. #FMQs
Richard Leonard is citing impacts on patients, which always quiets the chamber down a bit. Asks if govt will “snap out of its complacency” - John Swinney says govt is taking delayed discharge “deadly seriously” despite a “challenging” financial situation #FMQs
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Jackson Carlaw leading on the parking levy at DFMQs, reading out a letter from a constituent who’s unhappy with the plans. John Swinney says minority govt had to find agreement for budget - Tories were “spectacularly absent” from talks so they have no right to complain about deal
John Swinney says it’ll be down to local authorities to introduce a parking levy if they want to “localism in practice”. Jackson Carlaw says it’s a “disgrace” - govt has done no studies on how this levy would would work. He says it’ll “thump” workers #fmqs
John Swinney quotes Ruth Davidson and Graham Simpson on “localism” - says Conservatives are wholly behind empowering local government. He’s having a rare old time, and so are the SNP back benches, cheering every line
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