Funding from the Scottish Government will only meet between 60% and 70% of overall financial pressures identified by councils, according to the country’s local government spending watchdog.
NHS Tayside’s high running costs remain a risk, although the health board has improved its financial management, the Scottish spending watchdog has said.
The Scottish Government is to pump an additional £200m of funding into its Affordable Housing Supply Programme next year, to help the construction sector’s recovery from Covid-19.
A new package of funding and financing flexibilities for local authorities in Scotland will allow councils to use capital receipts to meet funding pressures.
Moray Council risks depleting its entire fund reserves in just four years as it attempts to offset annual deficits, the Scottish Accounts Commission has warned.
An £80bn stimulus package is needed to regenerate the economy and reduce inequality in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the Scottish Government has said.
The Scottish Government has called for greater clarity from the Treasury over coronavirus-related funding after last minute grant adjustments left it with £70m less than expected.
A “precautionary” approach to lifting the lockdown in Scotland will limit the risk of a second wave of the virus north of the border, the Scottish Government has said.
The Scottish Government might struggle to balance its budget this year because of funding uncertainty in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, the nation’s official forecaster has warned.
Economic output in Scotland could fall by a third as a result of measures to tackle the coronavirus pandemic, according to the latest government commentary.
Economists have warned against the introduction of a universal basic income across Scotland as part of a knee-jerk reaction to the coronavirus pandemic.
Social care workers in Scotland are set to receive an immediate 3.3% pay increase, backdated to 1 April – following negotiations around increasing their pay to the real living wage.
The devolution of almost £2bn in disability benefits to Scotland has been put on hold to allow the health and social care sectors to focus on their response to the coronavirus pandemic.
A Scottish local authority has outlined the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on its finances, announcing it will borrow £10m earlier than expected to avoid cashflow issues.
