THE Treasury is to hand the Scottish Government around £300million to cover the cost of a National Insurance hike on employers.
The cash- which will be given by the end of the financial year - will cover public sector employers liable to pay more in NI.
The funding will be a boost to SNP ministers - including Finance Secretary Shona Robison-ahead of December 4's budget statement.
A UK Government source said there "hundreds of millions of pounds" were now heading to Holyrood.
They said: "In total, Holyrood will have more than £5billion extra to spend as a result of the UK Budget.
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