Local MSP for the Linlithgow Constituency has welcomed the SNP Scottish Government’s Budget this week calling it “a Budget for families and fairness.” The 2026-27 Budget supports a stronger NHS, with a record £22.5 billion for health and social care, expand cost of living support and invest in Scotland’s infrastructure. Published alongside the latest multi-year Scottish Spending Review, Infrastructure Strategy and Infrastructure Delivery Pipeline, the draft Budget invests almost £68 billion including direct support for families and household budgets.
Commenting, Fiona said,
“This year’s Budget really focusses on community and has family and fairness at its heart. In addition to measures already in place such as free prescriptions, free school meals, removal of peak fares on train travel and record health and social care investment, the budget also included £36 million to begin roll out of High Street walk in clinics, increasing the Scottish Child Payment to £40 a week for children under 1, delivering a breakfast club for every primary school and ASN school in Scotland by August 2027 and changes to the basic and intermediate rate income tax thresholds protecting lower-income households and ensuring the majority of Scots will pay less than anywhere else in the UK.
“I am also delighted at the Finance Secretary’s commitment to working with partners to ensure a new rail station at Winchburgh is delivered – this is fantastic news for all Winchburgh residents and as a long-time supporter of a station for this growing town I am very pleased to see a formal commitment from the Scottish Government to ensure it is delivered.
“This is a budget that prioritises and supports hard pressed households across West Lothian, continues efforts to eradicate child poverty and invests in services that allow our children and young people to thrive.”
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