Government finance
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.
NHS in Scotland 2023
Author / Creator: Auditor General
Media type: Report
Date published:
The Scottish Government needs to develop a clear national strategy for health and social care to address the pressures on services.
Fiscal Sustainability Perspectives: Climate Change
Author / Creator: Scottish Fiscal Commission
Media type: Report
Date published:
This report considers the potential effects on Scottish public finances from damage created by climate change; the costs of adapting to a changing environment and taking action to meet Scotland’s statutory emissions targets to reach net-zero by 2045.
Scotland’s Very Own Democratic Deficit
Author / Creator: Coll McCail
Media type: Article
Date published:
The detrimental impacts of the Scottish Government’s council tax freeze have been clear since the policy was announced last October – without the prior knowledge of civil servants or council leaders.
Problems With Modern Monetary Theory: A Comment on Stephanie Kelton's The Deficit Myth
Author / Creator: Robert Wenzel
Media type: Book
Date published: 2020
A brief critique of Stephanie Kelton's book on MMT.
Beyond GERS: Scotland’s fiscal position post-independence
Author / Creator: Craig Dalzell
Media type: Policy Paper
Date published: 2017
GERS (Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland) is not a good guide to the position of Scotland post independence.