Greene: Nationalists failing to deliver as Scottish economy shrinks

Scottish Liberal Democrat economy spokesperson Jamie Greene MSP has today said that the SNP are out of time to turn the Scottish economy around as new figures showed that Scotland’s GDP contracted in April and revised figures showed that it contracted by more than previously expected in March.

New monthly GDP estimates published today show that Scotland’s onshore GDP contracted by 0.2% in April. This follows a contraction of 0.4% in March 2025 (revised from a contraction of 0.2%).

Jamie Greene said:

“This is bad news for jobs and for people’s pay packets. There is obviously a lot of turmoil going on in the world right now but that is why building a solid economic foundation is so important.

“Scotland needs an economy that is robust, resilient and growing. But after years of SNP mismanagement it is clear the nationalists will never be able to deliver that.

“Put simply: they will never care as much about the Scottish economy and the public services it supports as they do about their real goal, which is driving a wedge between Scotland and the rest of the UK.

“If you want a sensible, growing economy and decent public services then it’s time to vote Scottish Liberal Democrats and turf the SNP out of office once and for all.”