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25 Apr 18
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...
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12 Apr 18
The Scottish Government has been warned that its ambition of creating a state-owned energy supplier is fraught with economic problems.
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3 Apr 18
The impact of a no-deal Brexit on migration and productivity would cause more damage to the Scottish economy in the long term than the immediate shock to trade, according to the Scottish Government’s...
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28 Mar 18
The Scottish Government faces a “huge and highly complex” challenge as it prepares to take on new financial and social security powers, auditors have warned.
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23 Mar 18
Management of Scotland’s public finances is to be transformed with a far greater focus on outcomes, delegates at the CIPFA Scotland annual conference have heard.
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22 Mar 18
Scotland needs a distinctive approach to taxation if it is to fulfil its ambitions as a nation, according to finance secretary Derek Mackay.
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12 Mar 18
Scotland benefits from a diversity of opinion on its economic future, even when these predictions appear contradictory, according to the body responsible for producing the nation’s economic and...
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5 Mar 18
Scotland’s Poverty and Inequality Commission has advised the Scottish Government that it must make significant use of new social security powers if it is to meet challenging child poverty reduction...
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2 Mar 18
The latest analysis of Scottish local government finances has shown that education and social work accounted for the bulk of council spending last financial year.
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21 Feb 18
Scottish councils have called for greater certainty over local government funding in the future to allow them to deal with long term pressures such as pay.
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19 Feb 18
It will be difficult to achieve the Scottish Government’s ambition for a huge expansion in early learning and childcare by the end of the decade, auditors have warned.
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13 Feb 18
Scottish councils have been praised for “substantial improvements” in efficiency, innovation and productivity despite the real-terms squeeze in local government funding.
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7 Feb 18
Scottish public authorities are being urged to take greater account of human rights when planning their budgets under an initiative launched today.
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1 Feb 18
The Scottish budget yesterday gained stage one parliamentary approval after ministers struck a deal with the Scottish Greens.
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17 Jan 18
Scottish finance secretary Derek Mackay has defended the financial settlement for local government as his spending plans came under increased scrutiny by MSPs.
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11 Jan 18
Scottish finance secretary Derek Mackay has defended radical plans to overhaul income tax in front of MSPs.
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8 Jan 18
A multi-billion pound scheme to boost economic growth in areas across Scotland has been undermined by “tension” between the Scottish and UK Governments, according to a Holyrood report out today.
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18 Dec 17
UK ministers should bring forward a replacement for European structural funding as soon as possible – and ensure it is generous and flexible enough to fit Scotland’s circumstances, Scotland’s economy...
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14 Dec 17
Income tax in Scotland is to be radically restructured in a bold attempt by Scottish finance secretary Derek Mackay to cancel out reductions in Scotland’s direct grant from Westminster.
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22 Nov 17
The chancellor has lifted a controversial £35m VAT liability imposed uniquely on Scotland’s police and emergency services.
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21 Nov 17
Public consultation on the Scottish Government’s plan for a Scottish National Investment Bank has ended with a plea from a left-of-centre think-tank to give the bank a clear social mission.
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13 Nov 17
Holyrood’s health committee has powerfully criticised a lack of clarity as to how or to what effect more than £8bn of Scottish taxpayers’ money is being spent under the merger of...
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10 Nov 17
Deputy prime minister Damian Green is facing complaints at today’s British-Irish Council meeting from the devolved governments that they have been sidelined by British ministers in the...
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20 Oct 17
Nicola Sturgeon has asked the Scottish public for ideas about how the new Scottish National Investment Bank could help grow the country’s economy and spread the benefits across society.
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11 Oct 17
Nicola Sturgeon has announced plans for a public-owned energy company in Scotland, in her address to the SNP party conference.
25 Apr 18The 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...
12 Apr 18The Scottish Government has been warned that its ambition of creating a state-owned energy supplier is fraught with economic problems.
3 Apr 18The impact of a no-deal Brexit on migration and productivity would cause more damage to the Scottish economy in the long term than the immediate shock to trade, according to the Scottish Government’s...
28 Mar 18The Scottish Government faces a “huge and highly complex” challenge as it prepares to take on new financial and social security powers, auditors have warned.
23 Mar 18Management of Scotland’s public finances is to be transformed with a far greater focus on outcomes, delegates at the CIPFA Scotland annual conference have heard.
22 Mar 18Scotland needs a distinctive approach to taxation if it is to fulfil its ambitions as a nation, according to finance secretary Derek Mackay.
12 Mar 18Scotland benefits from a diversity of opinion on its economic future, even when these predictions appear contradictory, according to the body responsible for producing the nation’s economic and...
5 Mar 18Scotland’s Poverty and Inequality Commission has advised the Scottish Government that it must make significant use of new social security powers if it is to meet challenging child poverty reduction...
2 Mar 18The latest analysis of Scottish local government finances has shown that education and social work accounted for the bulk of council spending last financial year.
19 Feb 18It will be difficult to achieve the Scottish Government’s ambition for a huge expansion in early learning and childcare by the end of the decade, auditors have warned.
13 Feb 18Scottish councils have been praised for “substantial improvements” in efficiency, innovation and productivity despite the real-terms squeeze in local government funding.
1 Feb 18The Scottish budget yesterday gained stage one parliamentary approval after ministers struck a deal with the Scottish Greens.
18 Dec 17UK ministers should bring forward a replacement for European structural funding as soon as possible – and ensure it is generous and flexible enough to fit Scotland’s circumstances, Scotland’s economy...
22 Nov 17The chancellor has lifted a controversial £35m VAT liability imposed uniquely on Scotland’s police and emergency services.
13 Nov 17Holyrood’s health committee has powerfully criticised a lack of clarity as to how or to what effect more than £8bn of Scottish taxpayers’ money is being spent under the merger of...
10 Nov 17Deputy prime minister Damian Green is facing complaints at today’s British-Irish Council meeting from the devolved governments that they have been sidelined by British ministers in the...
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