THE Scottish Conservatives will set out plans for a £1 billion investment in warm homes when they launch their manifesto today.
Ruth Davidson will say the next Scottish Government should make every home energy efficient by 2020.
The money for this, the Tories claim, will come from a cumulative 14 per cent increase in the Scottish Government’s capital budget.
Other key pledges from the party will include strong resistance to another independence referendum.
Speaking ahead of the launch, Davidson said: “Today’s manifesto is packed with fresh ideas that we believe can make a positive contribution to our country.
“We believe that making every home a warm home should be one of the Scottish Government’s key priorities for infrastructure over the next five years.”
She will continue: “It’s an example of the kind of positive contribution we want to make.
“We will say no to another referendum on independence.
“That way we will seek to focus the government on the things that matter – on schools, on hospitals and on housing.”
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