Tuesday 8 April 2025 at 9.30 am – Fiscal Sustainability Report
Our second report on the long-term fiscal sustainability of the Scottish Government’s budget. This report will present include updated projections of funding and spending and will include a focus on health.
Thursday 29 May 2025 – Scotland’s Economic and Fiscal Forecasts
Our next set of five year forecasts will be published on Thursday 29 May and are part of the Commission’s main forecast publication series. They will provide new economic, tax and social security forecasts as well as our fiscal overview and are published at the same time as the Scottish Government’s Medium Term Financial Strategy.
April 2025 – Scottish Fiscal Commission Corporate Plan consultation 2025-2028
We explain what we propose to change in our next 3 year corporate plan, what we propose to keep the same and invite comments.
Spring 2025 – Scottish Fiscal Commission Corporate Plan 2025-2028
Our third corporate plan will set out our strategic objectives for the period 2025-28.
Public Webinar
Fiscal Sustainability Report – April 2025
Date: 23 April 202510.00 – 11.00 am
Venue: Online Microsoft Teams
Following a presentation about the report, there will be a Q and A session when you can put questions to our panel of Commissioners and Senior Commission Staff. Register here
Recent Publication
10 March 2025 – OECD Review of the Scottish Fiscal Commission 2025
The OECD’s assessment of our performance against international standards and the challenges and future opportunities for us to enhance our work and impact.
It said that the Commission “continues to stand out as a strong independent fiscal institution, comparing well to its peers in terms of its independence, analysis and communications.”
The report is available on the Commission’s website OECD Review of the Scottish Fiscal Commission 2025.
Recent Correspondence
We recently responded to the Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Public Administration Committee’s inquiry into the Scottish budget process in practice. The letter is available on the Commission’s website: Response to the Finance and Public Administration Committee Inquiry into the Scottish budget process in practice – 25 March 2025.
We also wrote to the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee in response to a request to set out what a ‘good’ Climate Change Plan would look like. The letter is available on the Commission’s website: Letter from Professor Graeme Roy to Net Zero Energy and Transport Committee on Scottish Government Climate Change Plan – 25 March 2025.
Our Chair wrote to the Finance and Public Administration Committee setting out the key milestones in the timetable for our May forecast. The letter is available at: Letter from Professor Graeme Roy to Finance and Public Administration Committee about the MTFS timetable – 24 March 2025.