Scotland 'shortchanged' by budget's lack of cash for vital services, says SNP

Boost of £2bn will not halt drop in funds available for day-to-day spending, claims finance secretary Derek Mackay Nicola Sturgeon, Scotland’s first minister, faces tougher choices on public spending after the chancellor of the exchequer, Philip Hammond, failed to increase significantly Holyrood’s funding for essential services, adding to pressure for tax rises.A headline funding boost of £2bn for Scotland in Hammond’s budget on Wednesday was criticised by the Scott