THE SNP have told voters “Other parties are trying to stop us” from lowering bills with a large new billboard on Leith Walk.
The billboard aims to highlight a list of key pledges the SNP is making to bring down bills ahead of the election in May.
Swinney pledged to bring about measures like a cap on the price of essential food items and a £2 bus fare cap if re-elected as First Minister.
He also reiterated that an SNP majority would provide the strongest mandate possible for a second independence referendum, and that he would use the platform to negotiate for a second referendum on independence.
Scottish National Party (SNP) leader John Swinney launches his large new campaign billboard in Shrubhill, on Leith Walk. Credit: Alamy
He says that, with independence, the SNP would have the full range of powers to further reduce energy bills.
He said: “People are really struggling with the cost of living – energy bills, fuel prices and the cost of food are skyrocketing and people are hurting.
“As First Minister, I want to take action to support people – reducing the cost of your daily commute, capping the cost of essential foods in supermarkets and bringing down electricity bills with the fresh start of independence.
“The SNP wants to lower your bills – and the other parties are trying to stop us. They want people to vote for an opposition to stop things happening, I am asking people to vote for an SNP Government to get things done.
“The best way to ensure we can deliver is by electing a majority SNP Government – one that supports people with the cost of living, locks out Nigel Farage and delivers the fresh start of independence.
“But we have to make it happen – that opportunity is in Scotland’s hands.
“So on May 7th, I am asking people to vote SNP for a government on Scotland’s side and for my reliable, trusted leadership that will support people with the cost of living.”
The billboard was unveiled in the Shrubhill area of Edinburgh, halfway down Leith Walk and reads “The SNP wants to lower your bills, other parties are trying to stop us”.
The SNP are understood to be increasingly confident of returning an overall majority for the first time since 2011
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