Not when the Programme for Government is the main item of the day – with two subsequent days of debate,This PfG has a more practical and considered feel about it; focusing on inclusive economic growth, boosting,infrastructure spending, bringing focus to decarbonising the economy and making attempts to tackle social,SCVO welcomes these announcements and the Government’s willingness to look at the long term future of,Here is a brief rundown of some other eye-catching announcements: Child Poverty & Social Security Carers

Scottish Government has recognised the link between inequality and the strength of Scotland’s economy,SCVO addressed this issue in our briefing for MSPs ahead of the Scottish Government’s ‘Boosting the Economy,SCVO urges the Scottish Government to look at other ways in which we can help improve the lives of those,References [i] http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/scvo-briefing-scottish-government-boosting-the-economy-debate,website: http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/scottish-labour-health-inequalities-policy-review-scvo-response

This is where SCVO’s interest in the economy comes in.,The Scottish Government has moved someway against this through its National Performance Framework[xxxvii,, and widens it out to those who are yet to enter into the debate.,[xxv] Carers Legislation – Consultation on Proposals – January 2014, Scottish Government (2014), p2.,[xxxvi] See, for example, Scotland’s Economic Future Post-2014 Submission to the Scottish Government