Failure to match UK growth 'cost £5bn'

THE Scottish Government's failure to match the economic growth of the rest of the UK has cost £5.4billion, according to the Scots Tories.

- By David Walker Scottish Politics Reporter

The party also argues household income has fallen since the SNP came to power compared to the rest of the UK, meaning Scots are now personally worse off.

Leader Russell Findlay is launching an economy paper today, detailing policies designed to boost wages, attract investment and help businesses to expand.