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Scottish Government Equality and Fairer Scotland Budget Statement 2025 to 2026 Easy Read Version

Published: 14 February 2025
From: Director of Exchequer Strategy, +2 more … Director of Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights, Public Spending Director
Directorate: Exchequer Strategy Directorate, +1 more … Equality, Inclusion and Human Rights Directorate
Topic: Equality and rights, Money and tax, Scottish Budget
ISBN: 9781836913511

The Easy-read version of the Equality and Fairer Scotland Budget Statement 2025-26

9. Alcohol and Drugs

Alcohol means drinks like beer, wine, vodka and gin.

Drugs mean the illegal chemicals which change our behaviour.

This policy will spend about the same as last year on supporting people who may have problems with alcohol and drugs.

People who die from alcohol or drug problems are often living in poverty.

7 out of every 10 people who get specialist treatment in Scotland are men.

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