🔴 Scottish Budget 'will put more money in people's pockets', says finance secretary

Good morning Voornaam

We've made it to the middle of the week! It's a frosty one this morning, with a weather warning still covering a lot of the country so do take care out there, and remember to plan ahead if you have to travel.

Grab a coffee and make sure you have breakfast today while we take a look at the news.

Budget day has arrived so lets kick off today with this from our politics team.

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