First minister accuses Treasury of falsely presenting £4.5bn concession as fresh offer amid signs funding deal may collapseNicola Sturgeon has angrily rejected claims by Treasury ministers that they hold made a further £4.5bn concession in an effort to rescue the ailing £32bn deal on Scottish government funding.
With increasing signs that the agreement is on the brink of collapse,the first minister accused the Treasury of misleading the media by presenting an old offer, which still amounted to a substantial cut in funding for Scotland, or as whether it were fresh.
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Source: theguardian.com