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Among the cash includes £57 million of investment to turbocharge green recovery whilst the Union boost will accelerate the creation of almost 13,000 jobs.
But Scottish Finance Secretary Kate Forbes and SNP Westminster leader Ian Blackford warned the Budget was a return to austerity and failed to tackle inequality.
The pair have also been calling to make the £20 Universal Credit increase permanent.
In a letter to Chancellor Rishi Sunak, Ms Forbes urged the UK Government to support Scotland as lockdown measures are set to be eased over the next six weeks.
Scotland has asked for more money after Rishi Sunak announced the new budget today (Image: Getty)
Ahead of today’s Budget the chancellor unveiled a £5bn support package to help high street shops and hospitality firms in England get back up and running.
The super-low rate will carry on until September, the UK Chancellor announced in his Budget today, then move to 12.5 per cent until April 2022 before returning to 20%.