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