MSP hails £2 billion youth job pledge

Conservative MSP Maurice Golden has welcolmed a job creation scheme to help youngsters into secure employment.

Mr Golden said the £ 2 billion ‘ kickstart scheme’ announced by UK Chancellor Rishi Sunak will help thousands of youngsters across the West of Scotland

With young people set to be adversely affected in terms of employment prospects in the coming months, he claims the Chancellor’s measures will help support young people and businesses right across Renfrewshire.

Currently 5,865 people aged between 16 and 24 are in receipt of unemployment related benefits across the West of Scotland region.

Mr Golden said: “The kickstart scheme from the Chancellor is another major show of support from the British Government to not only protect but create jobs right across the West of Scotland.

“Our youngsters are set to be among the hardest hit by the economic effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, but this will give them hope that they will have the access to opportunities to protect them against the threat of unemployment.

“The British Government and the Chancellor have stepped up to support Scotland to the tune of billions of pounds of support, and it is time the SNP welcomed the lengths they are going to get the economy moving again.”