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Wednesday 25 February – What Scotland’s finances mean for the next Parliament We will publish a new report setting out the key fiscal challenges facing the next Scottish Parliament on at 9.30am Wednesday 25 February. This will bring together the fiscal pressures identified through our forecasts and longer‑term work on fiscal sustainability. Thursday 26 February…

13 January 2026 The Scottish Government’s Budget and Spending Review published today contains its tax and spending plans based on forecasts produced by the Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC). The Scottish Government’s Medium-Term Financial Strategy published in June 2025 identified significant gaps between spending and funding over the next four years. Since then, there has been…

Tuesday 13 January 2026 – Scotland’s Economic and Fiscal Forecasts These forecasts are part of the Commission’s main forecast publication series and will provide new economic, tax and social security forecasts to accompany the 2026-27 Scottish Budget and Spending Review. They will be published when the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government completes her…