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You could raise the Scottish Child Payment if you wanted to, Mr Swinney

You could raise the Scottish Child Payment if you wanted to, Mr Swinney

What was really underlying John Swinney’s comments to The Herald that the Scottish Child Payment shouldn’t be raised further?

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