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16 Feb, 6 tweets, 4 min read

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 The pandemic has had a financial impact on many households so we’re investing an extra £100 million to help low-income families in the year ahead.

📣 We’re demanding the UK Gov don’t claw back any support, through reduced benefit payments or any other means. #ScotBudget

❤️ An extra £120 million for mental health - we know how tough these past few months have been, and we’re committed to delivering the support needed.

🗣 We’ll invest nearly £10 million to speed up treatment in psychological therapies for adults, such as counselling. #ScotBudget

🏕 We’re investing a further £10 million in Scotland’s rural communities’ tourism infrastructure.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 This funding helps both visitors and their local communities enjoy the benefits of tourism without the negative impacts of litter, waste and other issues. #ScotBudget

🧒 We’re providing an additional £100 COVID hardship payment for young people receiving free school meals.

👩‍👩‍👧‍👦 To tackle the hardship COVID is causing to families across Scotland, we’re investing an extra £20m to help councils tackle financial insecurity. #ScotBudget

⚡️ We’re supporting a green recovery, with an extra £45m for fuel poverty, energy efficiency and heat decarbonisation.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 This takes total spending on heat and energy efficiency to over £258 million, helping us meet our climate ambitions.

👩‍💻 We’re supporting businesses by extending the 100% non-domestic rates relief, ensuring those struggling with COVID have the support they need.

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Properties in retail, hospitality, leisure & aviation sectors will now benefit from this relief for all of 2021-22. #ScotBudget

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First Minister @NicolaSturgeon: "I'll give a very quick update on today's statistics. 1,121 new cases were reported yesterday. That's 5.2% of all of the tests carried out, and takes the overall number of cases to 194,269."

NS: "1,317 people are currently in hospital with Covid. That's 66 fewer than yesterday. 99 people are receiving intensive care, which is 1 fewer than yesterday."

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📣 Finance Secretary @KateForbesMSP: "This is a Budget for the nation, reflecting the challenges facing each family and business."

💷 £275m to support Covid pressures and lost income in Local Gov't.

"Councils will have freedom and flexibility to decide how it is deployed to support the range of COVID pressures they are facing, ensuring continuity for the critical services they provide."

🏫 £40 million for local government to support the ongoing deployment of safety mitigations in our schools - building on the £50m previously committed. #ScotBudget

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