Swinney to make eradicating child poverty greatest priority

Despite those cuts, Mr Swinney said his spending outline would include “investment in public services, growing the economy and tackling climate change.”

But Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar said the SNP had “ripped up its flagship pledges” and called for an end to “17 years of broken promises”.

“NHS waiting lists are at a record high, the attainment gap is widening in our schools, our justice system is at breaking point and SNP financial chaos means more cuts are looming.”

Scottish Conservative Liz Smith said the independent Scottish Fiscal Commission had made “abundantly clear” that much of the financial pressure came from the Scottish government’s own decisions.

She said Scotland was losing out on £624m in revenue because its economy is growing at a slower rate than the UK as whole.

Scottish Liberal Democrat leader, Alex Cole-Hamilton, said Mr Swinney’s party had “repeatedly” taken Scotland for granted.

Meanwhile, Lorna Slater, co-leader of the Scottish Greens, said it was Mr Swinney’s “last chance” to save his government’s climate credentials.

“We need to see a clear commitment to our environment,” she said.