Kerry Lorimer

Scotland-based freelance journalist

Recent articles

Auditor warns of ‘complex’ challenges as Scotland takes on new fiscal powers

The Scottish Government faces a “huge and highly complex” challenge as it prepares to take on new... Read more
Outcomes to guide Scots public finances

Management of Scotland’s public finances is to be transformed with a far greater focus on outcomes... Read more
Scotland ‘faces long-term funding loss post-Brexit’

Scotland faces long-term reductions in regeneration funding after Brexit and could be asked to... Read more
Scotland should forge distinctive tax path, says Mackay

Scotland needs a distinctive approach to taxation if it is to fulfil its ambitions as a nation,... Read more
Scottish Fiscal Commission warns on weak productivity growth

Scotland’s economic future depends on the factors underlying its weak productivity growth,... Read more
Varied views ‘make Scottish forecasts stronger’

Scotland benefits from a diversity of opinion on its economic future, even when these predictions... Read more
Highest earners in Scotland ‘likely to avoid tax hikes’

Growth in tax revenue would likely be wiped out by the highest earners taking action to reduce... Read more
Scottish councils’ biggest spends on education and social work

The latest analysis of Scottish local government finances has shown that education and social work... Read more
Scottish councils call for funding certainty

Scottish councils have called for greater certainty over local government funding in the future to... Read more
Scots councils maintain service improvement in face of funding cuts

Scottish councils have been praised for “substantial improvements” in efficiency, innovation and... Read more

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