Mr Swinney stressed the need for “investment in our public services and in our infrastructure to stimulate the growth that all of us want to see delivered within the economy”.

He also highlighting the Acorn carbon capture project in Aberdeenshire, which was previously denied UK government funding, and missing out on a share of £22 billion which went to two similar facilities in the north of England.

While the First Minister has recently criticised the UK government for “austerity” measures, he expressed optimism following their meeting, stating that the Prime Minister took “seriously” the issues raised, The National reports.

Mr Swinney said: “This has been a welcome opportunity to raise significant issues that affect the prospects of Scotland, and central to that is the outcome of the budget, where we need to see investment in our public services and in our infrastructure to stimulate the growth that all of us want to see delivered within the economy.”

He added: “It’s very much at the heart of the Prime Minister’s agenda, it’s very much at the heart of my agenda, and I want to make sure that we’ve got the right investment in our economy, which is an essential product of the budget at the end of October.”