Humza Yousaf blasted over fire service funding 'crisis' by Anas Sarwar

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has accused the First Minister of “burying his head in the sand” over funding to the fire service.

This week a report from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) described the Scottish Fire and Rescue Service (SFRS) as being “in crisis”.

The service has already announced it will need to save £14 million next year, which could result in the loss of more than 300 firefighters.

The Scottish Government’s Resource Spending Review, which was published last year, projected a flat cash settlement of £294 million annually until 2026-27 – although the 2023-24 budget allocated the service £363.7 million.

Challenging Humza Yousaf at First Minister’s Questions, Mr Sarwar pointed to the report, which said there had been a 22% real-terms cut in resource funding for the service since 2012-13.

The First Minister did not accept Mr Sarwar’s criticisms, saying the SFRS budget had risen and the number of fires had fallen by 14% during that period.
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