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Rent and rail fares frozen under cost of living support package announced by the Scottish Government
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Former_MSE_Sophie
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The Scottish Government has frozen rent and rail fares from today (6 September) as part of emergency legislation introduced to help people during the cost of living crisis.
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Nicola Sturgeon is not the Scottish Prime Minister she is the Scottish First Minister. Mark Drakeford is the Welsh First Minister. Different countries different titles.
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Sorry, what I should have said was Devolved Parliaments different titles to UK Governemnt
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No need to apologise, Scotland and Wales are different countries...
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