SNP ministers must end their era of “high tax and free spending” in Wednesday’s Scottish Budget and finally start reforming the country’s struggling public services, opposition parties have argued. Shona Robison,

Finance Secretary Shona Robison is preparing to set out her spending plans for next year.

The Scottish Government faces tough spending decisions to fix struggling public services despite an increase in funding from Westminster.

Families must be protected from further punishing tax rises in today's Budget, SNP ministers have been warned.