Scottish councils should be able to collect a discretionary local tourist tax if Scotland is to become more fiscally autonomous, an umbrella group has said.
An independent Scotland would face at least another decade of austerity, according to new analysis of the proposals put forward last month by the Sustainable Growth Commission.
Scotland should have greater control over immigration in the wake of subdued growth forecasts for its economy, according to its finance secretary Derek Mackay.
The Scottish Fiscal Commission is due to publish economic and fiscal forecasts today. With so much uncertainty, making those predictions will be a difficult task. Alan Bermingham explains why.
Further divergence between Scotland and the rest of the UK on taxation is inevitable because of their differing political priorities, Scottish finance secretary Derek Mackay has told PF.
Sustainable management of Scotland’s public finances is at the heart of a keenly awaited report setting out the economic case for Scottish independence following the Brexit vote.
The Scottish Government has promised to probe arrangements for the new Scottish income tax system after a potential problem with address data was flagged.
Scottish councils have turned a corner in their revenue funding allocation from the Scottish Government, with a small increase reversing a trend of decline in recent years, analysis has revealed.
Scottish councils have been warned to think carefully before opting to deliver services through arm’s-length bodies, in a report from a public spending watchdog.
Welfare reform has had a substantial impact on the Scottish housing sector, with the introduction of universal credit pushing up rent arrears for social tenants, according to a report from the...
Despite a torrid first five years, Police Scotland is well positioned to balance its books and deliver improved policing to the public, according to chief finance officer James Gray.
A new publicly owned bank is to invest £2bn over the next decade to make Scotland’s economy fairer and more prosperous, the Scottish Government has said.
More than £1bn is to be invested annually in early learning and childcare across Scotland under a landmark deal struck between councils and the Scottish Government.
The number of Scots seeking help to pay for food and heating from a crisis fund has increased, with one in eight applications due to a delay in the payment of benefits, according to the Scottish...