Theresa May’s £1bn deal with the Democratic Unionist Party has unleashed cross-party uproar in Scotland, after Downing Street made clear that there would be no consequential boost to the...
A House of Lords committee has called for the Scotland Bill, the UK government’s flagship measure to extend Scottish devolution, to be shelved until the financial arrangements underpinning it...
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today promised to block the Scotland Bill at Holyrood, unless the UK Treasury agrees a “satisfactory and fair” settlement to underpin the Bill in its...
New tax powers plus continuing pressures on the public finances mean Scotland needs a root-and-branch review of government’s relationship with its citizens, CIPFA has told a tax commission set...
Scottish Finance Minister John Swinney has struck out furiously at the chancellor’s “unexpected and unwarranted” £3bn in further cuts, complaining that Scottish Ministers were...
Holyrood will insist on a fair fiscal framework to reconcile Scotland’s new tax powers with its block grant as part of the implementation of proposals on further devolution, Deputy First Minister...
