Scottish government borrowing

Answer:
The Scottish Government has very limited powers in relation to resource borrowing.

Full answer here: Government borrowing



How would an independent Scotland borrow?

Author / Creator: Thomas Pope

Media type: Report

Date published: 2021

This report examines how Scotland would
borrow if it were to become independent.
It looks at how much it could borrow
consistently, based on the experience of
other advanced economies.


Explainers: Borrowing

Author / Creator: Scottish Fiscal Commission

Media type: Article

Date published:

The Scottish Government has access to resource and capital borrowing powers. Following the fiscal framework review in August 2023, borrowing limits will increase by inflation in future years.


Resource Borrowing

Author / Creator: Scottish Government

Media type: Report

Date published:

The Scottish Government must balance its Budget each year and has very limited powers in relation to resource borrowing.


Potential dangers of public sector investment in hub sub debt

Author / Creator: Jim Cuthbert

Media type: Policy Paper

Date published: April 2017

An analysis of the potential dangers of Scottish Government investment in Hub sub-debt, which may act as a form of ‘concealed’ borrowing from the secondary market.