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.”