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The shared prosperity fund will replace EU funding following Brexit (Jane Barlow/PA)
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UK Government ministers are “parking their tanks” on areas of devolved competence, MSPs have been told.
Scottish trade minister Ivan McKee railed against the Shared Prosperity Fund, a Westminster initiative to replace structural funds from the EU that will allow UK ministers to spend money on devolved areas.
He claimed the UK Government is engaged in an “assault” on devolution.
“It will operate UK-wide, using the new financial assistance powers in the UK Internal Market Act. “We will ramp up funding so that total domestic UK-wide funding will at least match EU receipts on average reaching around £1.5 billion a year.” Speaking at the weekend, Forbes [below] said the UK Government announcement was “as feared” following an EU exit that Scotland did not vote for. McKee told MSPs: “This is hugely disappointing and to be frank shows no respect for devolution, it shows no consideration of the distinct needs of the people and places in Scotland.” The Scottish Government protested against the passage of the Internal Market Act at Westminster, claiming it would be a “power grab” on the devolved administrations. All MSPs, besides the Scottish Tories, voted down the legislation.