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Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has called on the UK Government to end the public sector pay cap

Mackay gives no indication of how he would pay for this. The tone would indicate borrowing. Oh dear. – Scotspat Ministers are simply passing on Tory austerity, not tackling it! – Toup At a time when we have many problems of our own here in Scotland, why do our politicians interfere in matters in other parts of the UK that don’t concern them? – Not a lemming Good to see this article points out the SNP voted against a pay rise last month. – Mike Lowery The SNP have it in their power to help the public sector through devolution powers but won’t as they use Westminster to grieve about injustice to Scotland, and they are not an anti-austerity party themselves. – Sedov Politicians should have a duty to explain, when they make these demands, why Private Sector workers should pay more in tax to fund Public Sector workers earning more than them. – Facts Not Theory