Alex Salmond says his government is taking a distinct approach First Minister Alex Salmond will lay out his early plans for government in an address to the Scottish Parliament.
Top priorities for the majority SNP government include laws to tackle football-related violence and minimum alcohol pricing.
Ms Salmond will also pledge a “social contract” with Scots, promising not to cut vital services in return for measures like public pay restraint.
Opposition parties will scrutinise the plans during a Holyrood debate.
The Scottish government said its first piece of legislation would be plans to increase jail terms for sectarian-related disorder, with the hope of parliament passing new laws in the next few weeks.
Ministers would also bring back plans to set a minimum price per unit of alcohol – proposals which were defeated in the last parliament when the SNP was in minority government.
Mr Salmond also plans talk about the concept of a “social wage” – telling MSPs of the importance of public sector pay restraint in a tough financial climate.
At the same time, he will say his government has committed to helping hard-pressed Scots by freezing the council tax over the course of the five-year parliament.
The government has also committed to keeping prescription charges and bridge tolls free, while maintaining free bus travel for the elderly and protecting NHS spending.
The first minister says the SNP administration has taken a “distinct” approach in Scotland in comparison, he argues, to a UK government cuts agenda.
The Scottish government’s detailed programme for government, including a list of planned bills, will come after the summer break.
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