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Spend to invest in our future
With the Scottish government’s Budget day coming up in early December, BRENDA AITCHISON presses for public services to be properly funded at last after years of neglect and austerity

IT IS THIS time of the year again when every shop has gone early for Black Friday. You can’t go anywhere without seeing Christmas lights, markets and the hearing the usual Christmas tunes. Every retailer is urging us to spend, spend, spend but this year the John Lewis advert is urging us to spend wisely and invest in something that will stand the test of time.
On December 4 the Scottish government will present its Budget for the forthcoming year, and 32 local authorities setting their budgets in the new year. Surely this is the time to spend wisely to invest in the future of Scotland?
The importance of getting public services properly funded is absolutely key if we are to thrive across Scotland.
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