Equality and Fairer Scotland Budget statement: easy read summary
The Easy-read version of the Equality and Fairer Scotland Budget Statement
What the Budget Statement tells us
It is complicated to work out how people are affected by the budget decisions.
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This is because so many parts of life are connected to others.
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The Budget Statement shows that different kinds of inequality and unfairness are being reduced.
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They are being helped by projects like Best Start Foods.
Best Start Foods is a project which gives some pregnant women and babies money to buy healthy foods.
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The Budget Statement says that people who do not earn much money will be helped by lots of different kinds of support.
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For example, when money is given to make sure pay is fair.
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The Budget Statement says that people with protected characteristics are supported by the new budget.
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Protected characteristics are shared by groups of people.
They include groups like:
- older people
- disabled people
- people who share the same religion
- people who are the same sex
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People with protected characteristics are supported by things like:
- cheaper travel costs
- childcare help
- the Independent Living Fund
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The Budget Statement says that the budget is stronger this year.
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This is because there was a lot of extra thinking about how things can be made fairer.
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Contact
Email: scottishbudget@gov.scot
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