Budget missed opportunity for homes and jobs
3 February 2010
This year's Scottish Budget has missed an opportunity, providing nothing new for homes and nothing new for jobs.
Graeme Brown, Director of Shelter Scotland said: 'The smoke and mirrors will not blind us to the fact that there is nothing new in the Scottish Budget for homes, and nothing new for construction jobs.
'The £31 million announced yesterday by the Scottish Government is not new money. It is part of money already allocated to the housing programme and flows from UK Government Barnett Consequentials announced last June.
'Housing was well placed to help Scotland's economy accelerate out of a very fragile recovery, help create jobs, move people out of expensive temporary accommodation and slash massive waiting lists.
'Today Alex Salmond and John Swinney missed that opportunity and failed those in housing need and in job queues.'
