Opposition parties have united behind a bid to change rules stopping them altering the Executive's £30billion budget.
Currently, only ministers can make changes to the annual budget when it comes before Parliament.
But public finance expert Professor Arthur Midwinter, a former adviser to Holyrood's Finance Committee, has claimed that committees should be allowed to make budget amendments under a minority government.
A spokeswoman for the Labour Party said today it was behind the move. "It's a different political climate and that's something we would support," she said.
Tavish Scott, the Lib-Dem finance spokesman, wants the measure brought before the new procedures committee at Holyrood.
He said: "With a minority government, the onus on the parliament now is to take responsibility."
Conservative finance spokesman Derek Brownlee added: "This is not something we should close our minds to."
An Executive spokes-man said that the new SNP government "sees no case for changing the arrangements".
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