Blackford Calls For £98bn To Kickstart Recovery
Daily Record|February 22, 2021
THE economy needs an economic injection of nearly £100billion to avoid a return to the “Thatcher years”, the SNP’s Westminster boss claimed.
Andy Philip
Blackford Calls For £98bn To Kickstart Recovery

MP Ian Blackford called for £98billion in the Chancellor’s Budget, extending the UK Government furlough wage support scheme and supporting people at risk of being left behind.

He said the stimulus package would be equal to five per cent of the UK’s GDP.

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