Scottish finance secretary Derek Mackay has defended the financial settlement for local government as his spending plans came under increased scrutiny by MSPs.
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.
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...
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.
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.
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...
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...
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.
Scottish ministers have been forced to admit that their controversial plans to halve duties for airlines serving Scotland’s airports have hit a Brexit-related snag.
The Scottish Government has imposed what amounts to a total ban on fracking, a decision that puts it at odds both with UK energy policy and the owners of Scotland’s biggest industrial complex.
Scotland’s auditor general has given the Scottish Government a clean bill of health for the accounting and management of its £34bn budget in 2016-17, but warned ministers that they will...
An alliance of aid charities has urged the Scottish Government to respond to developing world climate catastrophes by ramping up its programme for reducing greenhouse emissions.
Scottish education secretary John Swinney faces mounting pressure – including from within his own party – to intervene over a 17% pay rise for a top college executive at a time when pay...
The notional deficit in Scotland’s public finances has fallen by £1.3bn over the past year, but still stands at 8.3% of GDP, more than three times the UK level, according to the annual...
Scotland’s public finances are especially vulnerable to damage from the Brexit process, and ministers should be putting contingencies in place now to absorb future economic shocks, CIPFA has...
Scottish ministers are to use their new welfare powers to create a benefit aimed at helping people who face financial difficulties in meeting funeral costs.
