Kerry Lorimer

Scotland-based freelance journalist

Recent articles

Concern over Scottish VAT ‘volatility’

The assignation of VAT revenues to the Scottish Government could expose the Scottish budget to risk... Read more
Borderlands receive £260m to boost economy

The government is to invest £260m in a deal to boost the economy of the Borderlands as part of the... Read more
Scottish local government workers get 9.5% pay rise

Local government workers in Scotland will see their pay rise by 9.5% over three years after a new... Read more
Scottish tax revenues ‘will be undermined by slow growth’

A warning has been sounded over Scotland’s public finances as new figures show tax revenues will be... Read more
Scottish budget given green light

The Scottish budget has passed its final parliamentary hurdle as MSPs backed measures that will see... Read more
A no-deal Brexit ‘could mean recession in Scotland’

A no-deal Brexit risks pushing Scotland into recession, doubling unemployment and creating a “major... Read more
Higher income tax rate frozen in Scotland

A proposal which will see increasing divergence in income tax rates between Scotland and the rest... Read more
Warnings over Scottish National Investment Bank

The success of the planned £2bn Scottish National Investment Bank could be undermined by inadequate... Read more
Tax gap widens in Scotland as higher rate is frozen

Analysis of the Scottish draft budget has brought fresh questions over the role of tax policy in... Read more
Austerity ‘catching up with local services’ in Scotland

Improvement in some council services is starting to slow for the first time in almost a decade... Read more

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