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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: John Swinney, Scottish Finance Secretary, sips water as he announces his budget in the Scottish Parliament as First Minister Alex Salmond smiles, on September 21, 2011 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The finance secretary... View Photo »
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: John Swinney, Scottish Finance Secretary, sits between Nicola Sturgeon, the Health Secretay, and First Minister Alex Salmond as he announces his budget in the Scottish Parliament on September 21, 2011 in Edinburgh,... View Photo »
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: John Swinney, the Scottish Finance Secretary, announces his budget in the Scottish Parliament with First Minister Alex Salmond, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon and Mike Russell, the Education Secretary, on... View Photo »
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: John Swinney Scottish Finance Secretary announces his budget in the Scottish Parliament on September 21, 2011 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The finance secretary confirmed that council tax will not rise for five years as... View Photo »
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond (2nd R) and Finance Secretary John Swinney (R) speak to members of the media after their meeting at Number 10 Downing Street in London June 8, 2011. View Photo »
Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond (C) and Finance Secretary John Swinney (R) leave Number 10 Downing Street after their meeting in London June 8, 2011. View Photo »
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - MAY 19: Alex Salmond, Scottish National Party (SNP) leader and Scotland's First Minister stands on the steps of Bute House with his new cabinet (L-R) Kenny MacAskill, Michael Russell, John Swinney, Richard Lockhead, Alex Neil,... View Photo »
John Ramsey Swinney (born 13 April 1964, in Edinburgh) is a Scottish National Party (SNP) politician, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth and Member of the Scottish Parliament for North Tayside. He was the leader (or National Convenor) of the SNP between 2000 and 2004. Full Article
EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: John Swinney, Scottish Finance Secretary, sits between Nicola Sturgeon, the Health Secretay, and First Minister Alex Salmond as he announces his budget in the Scottish Parliament on September 21, 2011 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The finance secretary...
View Photo »EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: John Swinney, the Scottish Finance Secretary, announces his budget in the Scottish Parliament with First Minister Alex Salmond, Health Secretary Nicola Sturgeon and Mike Russell, the Education Secretary, on September 21, 2011 in Edinburgh, Scotland.
View Photo »EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: John Swinney Scottish Finance Secretary announces his budget in the Scottish Parliament on September 21, 2011 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The finance secretary confirmed that council tax will not rise for five years as he delivered his first budget since...
View Photo »Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond (2nd R) and Finance Secretary John Swinney (R) speak to members of the media after their meeting at Number 10 Downing Street in London June 8, 2011.
View Photo »Scotland's First Minister Alex Salmond (C) and Finance Secretary John Swinney (R) leave Number 10 Downing Street after their meeting in London June 8, 2011.
View Photo »EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - MAY 19: Alex Salmond, Scottish National Party (SNP) leader and Scotland's First Minister stands on the steps of Bute House with his new cabinet (L-R) Kenny MacAskill, Michael Russell, John Swinney, Richard Lockhead, Alex Neil, Bruce Crawford, Fiona Hyslop and...
View Photo »EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND - SEPTEMBER 21: John Swinney, Scottish Finance Secretary, sits between Nicola Sturgeon, the Health Secretay, and First Minister Alex Salmond as he announces his budget in the Scottish Parliament on September 21, 2011 in Edinburgh, Scotland. The finance secretary...
View Photo »We are taking this innovative sectoral approach as it will make better use of resources and target investment where it will be most effective. It will also allow us to build on the momentum that Scotland has been generating in life sciences, renewables and the creative sector as well as promote partners...
There were four Scottish ministers in attendance, John Swinney, Fergus Ewing, Richard Lochhead and Bruce Crawford so it was not really necessary for him to be there.
There is an investment appetite from Russian investors
These documents place John Swinney at the heart of the trams fiasco. For the first time, we see a paper trail showing that the finance secretary personally ordered Transport Scotland experts to withdraw from the board. He needs to offer a full explanation as to why he took that decision and whether he w...
Now and into 2012 is the danger point in terms of the UK economy re-entering recession, yet over 70 per cent of the proposed action on capital spending is not due to happen until 2013-15.
