Scottish government budget
The Turkey that Voted for Christmas (Twice): How Poor Negotiation of the Fiscal Settlement has Failed Scotland
Author / Creator: Jim Cuthbert
Media type: Report
Date published: 2023
The new fiscal review has been conducted in secrecy and without significant consultation with the Scottish Government.
Essential pre-budget reading – the 7 key messages from our budget report
Author / Creator: David Eiser
Media type: report
Date published:
The Scottish government will publish its budget for 2022/23. It will be the first budget of this session of parliament. Kate Forbes’ third budget in charge of the Scottish Government’s finances will arguably the most difficult she has faced. The Scottish government will have more resources at its disposal than in 2019/20. But the challenges facing public services and the wider economy are far more acute now than they were then.
Kate’s budget blues
Author / Creator: David Eiser
Media type: Article
Date published:
“A core resource block grant in 2022/23 that is 8% higher than pre-pandemic might sound generous. But to deal with the pandemic’s legacy and underlying public services pressures it is anything but. Kate Forbes’ third budget may well be her most challenging.”