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Scottish Government accused of deliberately ignoring financial Covid support by Treasury minister

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Scottish Government has been accused by a Treasury minister of deliberately ignoring the financial coronavirus support it has received amid demands for more money to be released.

Holyrood Finance Secretary Kate Forbes publicly called for the UK Government to release £21.3 billion of its financial reserves, an estimated £1.7 billion of which would come to Scotland.

But Steve Barclay, the minister responsible for public spending, has said the Scottish Government "continue to wilfully ignore the huge amount of support" already provided.

Mr Barclay lists various coronavirus support in a letter to Ms Forbes the Treasury has made available, in addition to £8.6 billion of additional guaranteed funding this year.Mr Barclay said: "Together these.

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