The Chancellor, John Healey, has said the Budget will send a further £600m to the Scottish Government. He urged John Swinney to pass on the £100 Household Energy Payment, but the money is not ring-fenced, the Scottish Daily Express reports.
"As a result of the Budget today, there will be a further £600m coming to the Scottish Government."
Earlier, Healey said only that the devolved governments would receive a share of the £2.6bn scheme. His own figures left £0.6bn of that cost unexplained. It is not clear from his remarks whether the £600m for Scotland forms part of the £2.6bn.
The Scottish Daily Express says it is understood 1.9 million Scottish homes would benefit. At £100 each, that would cost £190m, well below £600m. Healey's claim that the Scottish Government has received more than £18bn in additional funding since the 2024 election has not been independently checked.
Roz Foyer, STUC general secretary, said the Budget "offers some helpful sticking plasters on energy costs, cost-of-living support and food prices" but "falls short of the radical surgery needed to fix the UK economy", according to the Morning Star.
Kirsty Blackman MP, SNP economy spokeswoman, said "the Labour government doesn't get Scotland". Scottish Green co-leader Ross Greer accused Healey of letting oil and gas companies "off the hook".