article_snippet: The pay row came as Labour’s leader in Scotland claimed that the funding deal under which Scotland receives more than Scotland fair share of cash for public services would be made ‘permanent’ if Labour wins power.
article_snippet: The so-called Barnett Formula means that public spending per head in England stands at just £8,529, compared to a staggering £10,152 in Scotland.
article_snippet: Tory MPs – and many Labour MPs in England – want The so-called Barnett Formula to be scrapped as part of any deal to give Scotland additional powers.
article_snippet: But Jim Murphy said: ‘The Labour Party view is that The so-called Barnett Formula is permanent –
article_snippet: Abolishing The so-called Barnett Formula would be a form of maximum austerity that Scotland has never seen the like of before.