Spending trends in the 2024-25 Scottish Budget
A report analysing the Scottish Government’s spending plans, which compares spending in 2022-23 to plans for 2024-25
News
The key numbers in Scottish Budget’s income tax choices
This article by our chair Professor Graeme Roy was published by The Herald newspaper on 8 January 2024, and outlines how income tax revenue affects the Scottish Budget
Scottish Budget under pressure despite higher tax revenues
A media release to accompany the publication of Scotland’s Economic and Fiscal Forecasts – December 2023
Shona Robison now has more pieces of the budget puzzle
Article by our chair Professor Graeme Roy, first published in The Times on 22 November 2023 about the Chancellor’s ‘Autumn Statement for Growth’ which sets the scene for the Scottish Budget in less than four weeks’ time.
Scots population shifts and the future of public services
An article by our chair Professor Graeme Roy first published in The Herald newspaper on 9 Oct 2023, focusing on results of the most recent Scottish census and what they mean for public finances
Significant progress on the economy is still required
An article by our chair Professor Graeme Roy, first published in The Herald on 11 September 2023, on the variables at work in the interpretation of economic data and the definition of ‘growth’