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The elected Scottish Parliament and executive have a �30bn annual budget and powers to vary the basic rate of income tax and create new laws. These have included free long-term care for the elderly and a ban on hunting with dogs. But controversy over the building of a new home for the parliament in Edinburgh has overshadowed its work. Critics also say in practice devolution has been "unimaginative", although supporters claim it delivers Scottish solutions to Scottish problems.
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