Scottish Public Finance

Debt Dramas

Author / Creator: Charlie McCurdy

Media type: Report

Date published: 2024

£19 billion of cuts to unprotected departmental spending – from Justice to Local Government – [are] pencilled in for after the [20214] election

GERS and the Mismanagement of the Economy

Author / Creator: Bottom Line

Media type: Article

Date published: 2023

The latest Government Expenditure and Revenue in Scotland (GERS) statistics on Scotland’s public finances provide stark evidence on the mismanagement of the economy by the UK Government.

Funding for the Scottish budget

Author / Creator: Scottish Fiscal Commission

Media type: Report

Date published: 2021

Each chapter of this report explores a different component of funding. We also explain how our forecasts affect the Scottish Budget.

Scottish independence: what are the big economic questions?

Author / Creator: Graeme Roy

Media type: Article

Date published: 2022

The big issues are currency, fiscal sustainability, economic borders, economies of scale, and new institutions required. 

Scotland is Not Subsidised by Taxpayers in the rest of the UK

Author / Creator: Mammoth Whale

Date published: 2021

Scotland is not subsidised by other regions of the UK – this is an indisputable accounting fact.

Scotland's New Choice: Independence after Brexit

Author / Creator: Eve Hepburn

Media type: eBook

Date published: 2021

 Opportunities and  challenges surrounding the prospect of independence for Scotland in the light of changes since 2014.

Hiding the Truth

Author / Creator: John Jappy

Media type: Video

Date published: 2014

The videos of John Jappy and they should be compulsory viewing for every Scot

The Man Who Knew Too Much

Author / Creator: John Jappy

Media type: Blog

Date published: 2014

Jappy was among the first to scotch the myth that Scotland was subsidised by London. In truth it was, and is the reverse, Scotland pays more to England’s coffers than it receives in annual allowance.