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Public webinar on our December 2024 forecasts

Scotland’s Economic and Fiscal Forecasts – December 2024

We’ll be holding an online public webinar on our latest report Scotland’s Economic and Fiscal Forecasts – December 2024 published alongside the 2025-26 Scottish Budget.

Following our presentation there will be a Q and A session when you will have the opportunity to put any queries you have about our forecasts to our panel.

Please register below for the joining link.

Date: Wednesday 11 December 2024
Time: 11am to 12 noon
Venue: Online via Microsoft Teams

Register here

Forthcoming Publications – November 2024

A forward look to the publications and events we have scheduled.

Now is the time to play the long game as high-stakes Budget crunch approaches

Article by our chair Professor Graeme Roy, first published in the Herald on 14 October 2024.

Commission Estimates Impact of Pension Age Winter Heating Payment Changes

The Scottish Fiscal Commission has today published an updated forecast for Pension Age Winter Heating Payment to accompany the Scottish Government’s regulations that have been laid in Parliament.

Scottish Budget pressures unlikely to be removed by UK Budget decisions

The Commission has today confirmed that the Scottish Government will face persistent challenges in balancing its budget.

Fiscal risk from lack of clarity on climate change spending

This report explores how climate change could affect the Scottish Government’s fiscal sustainability. It 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.

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