SNP BACK POST OFFICES

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L&EF SNP Press Release - SNP BACK POST OFFICES TO STOP LABOUR CUTS


For Immediate Release – 4th February 2010

Attention: NEWS DESKS

£1 MILLION FOR LOCAL POST OFFICES


SNP BACK POST OFFICES TO STOP LABOUR CUTS



Tam Smith, SNP Candidate for Linlithgow & East Falkirk has welcomed an announcement by the SNP Government that £1 million will be made available to help Scotland's local post offices survive the recession and expand their businesses. The funding was secured in a vote in the Scottish Parliament on the SNP Government's budget - which the Labour party opposed.
Describing the funding as a boost for local services in hard economic times Tam Smith said:

“This announcement shows that the SNP is focussed on protecting important frontline public services in these troubled economic times – even those controlled and often threatened by Westminster.
“£1 million is a substantial amount to help local post offices survive and offer non-post office activities in Scotland. Yet it is something Labour's MSPs voted against in the Scottish Parliament vote.
“It is a significant investment from the SNP Government at a time of difficult decisions being made by this Government and Parliament.
"While Labour have spent the last few years in Government closing post offices the SNP is working hard to keep them open and keep them profitable.



“Post offices play an important role in the life of some communities. As well as postal services, they can provide access to money and banking facilities, support for local shops, and a hub for the community
“This is reflected in the high value that the SNP and local people attach to their post office.
“The service provided by POs to the whole community must be recognised in taking decisions and that is what the SNP Government is delivering with this £1 million fund.”



ENDS



For further comment contact Tam Smith on 01506 843047 or 07891 724679


Councillor Angus MacDonald
L&EF SNP Press Offcier
Tel. 01324 506139 (office) or 01324 482100 (home)
Fax. 01324 506284
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