Salmond supports banks bail-out

Oct 13 2008

First Minister Alex Salmond has backed the £30 billion Government lifeline thrown to two Scottish banks but called for further action to help the country's economy.

Mr Salmond said the billions of pounds being injected into to HBOS and the Royal Bank of Scotland should pay off in the long term.

He also argued now that measures had been put in place to stabilise the crisis in the financial sector, politicians must turn their focus to the real economy.