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18 Jan 19
Westminster has “picked the pocket of the health service” in Scotland, after NHS funding granted under the Barnett formula was £55m lower than promised, according to a committee of MSPs.
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16 Jan 19
The Scottish finance secretary has defended his planned settlement for local government while stressing he is “open minded” to giving councils greater fiscal autonomy.
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11 Jan 19
A no-deal Brexit could cause lasting damage to demand and supply in the economy, with productivity at particular risk from reduced migration, leading economists have warned.
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9 Jan 19
An overhaul of Scottish economic and social policy will be needed in the face of global automation, which threatens a third of jobs by 2030, a leading think-tank has claimed.
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3 Dec 18
The Scottish Government’s draft budget this month will reveal not only the impact of an improving economic outlook on public finances but the extent of Holyrood’s determination to plough a...
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29 Nov 18
Deprivation must be better reflected in the allocation of funding to Scotland’s local authorities, the country’s spending watchdog has said.
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22 Nov 18
Policing in Scotland still faces “considerable challenges” in achieving financial sustainability despite progress in governance and budget monitoring, auditors have found.
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21 Nov 18
The process of extracting the UK from the European Union will stretch the system of government “beyond breaking point”, a leading academic has warned.
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16 Nov 18
Budgetary pressures and a lack of long-term financial planning are undermining ambitious plans to integrate health and social care in Scotland.
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15 Nov 18
Greater fiscal autonomy for Scottish councils is shaping up to be one of the key battlegrounds ahead of publication of the draft budget in December.
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29 Oct 18
Ambitious plans to merge health and social care in Scotland are being hampered by a lack of leadership within the new integrated authorities, a parliamentary committee has warned.
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25 Oct 18
Health services in Scotland are not financially sustainable in their current form, and immediate change is needed in how healthcare is accessed and delivered, the Scottish Government has been warned.
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23 Oct 18
The stockpiling of goods by firms ahead of Brexit could provide a short term fillip to the Scottish economy, according to the Scottish Government’s chief economist.
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17 Oct 18
The Scottish Government has been warned against further raising the top rate of income tax, which would create greater divergence in the tax system north and south of the border.
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8 Oct 18
Health boards in Scotland are to have their debts written off as part of a new, more flexible three-year financial framework.
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20 Sep 18
Scotland’s economy outstripped that of the rest of the UK by growing 0.5% in the second quarter of 2018, buoyed by output from the retail and wholesale sectors, according to the latest statistics.
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17 Sep 18
Local government workers in Scotland have been urged to accept a revised 3% pay deal in order to avoid job losses and cuts to services.
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13 Sep 18
Difficulty in obtaining data from the Department for Work and Pensions has created “a significant challenge” for the official body responsible for Scotland’s economic forecasts.
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6 Sep 18
Scottish income tax yielded £0.5bn less than predicted in its first year under Holyrood control due to a smaller than anticipated pool of high earners, according to new analysis.
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31 Aug 18
Scotland must have a guaranteed role in future trade negotiations under a radical overhaul of arrangements post-Brexit, according to the Scottish Government.
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30 Aug 18
A Scottish council has warned that a £5.1m overspend could put its already precarious level of reserves at risk.
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22 Aug 18
Scotland’s public finances showed a modest improvement this year, with a recovery in North Sea oil and gas revenue driving the notional deficit down to 7.9% of GDP, compared to 8.9% last year.
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9 Aug 18
UK prime minister Theresa May and Scotland’s first minister Nicola Sturgeon have committed to spending a £300m each to unlock economic growth and boost jobs across the region.
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7 Aug 18
Scotland’s largest council faces “unprecedented financial pressure” as a result of unresolved equal pay claims, auditors have warned.
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3 Aug 18
Transport Scotland needs a clearer plan to show how it will measure the benefits of its £1.34bn bridge opened a year ago, a spending watchdog has urged.
18 Jan 19Westminster has “picked the pocket of the health service” in Scotland, after NHS funding granted under the Barnett formula was £55m lower than promised, according to a committee of MSPs.
16 Jan 19The Scottish finance secretary has defended his planned settlement for local government while stressing he is “open minded” to giving councils greater fiscal autonomy.
11 Jan 19A no-deal Brexit could cause lasting damage to demand and supply in the economy, with productivity at particular risk from reduced migration, leading economists have warned.
9 Jan 19An overhaul of Scottish economic and social policy will be needed in the face of global automation, which threatens a third of jobs by 2030, a leading think-tank has claimed.
3 Dec 18The Scottish Government’s draft budget this month will reveal not only the impact of an improving economic outlook on public finances but the extent of Holyrood’s determination to plough a...
22 Nov 18Policing in Scotland still faces “considerable challenges” in achieving financial sustainability despite progress in governance and budget monitoring, auditors have found.
21 Nov 18The process of extracting the UK from the European Union will stretch the system of government “beyond breaking point”, a leading academic has warned.
15 Nov 18Greater fiscal autonomy for Scottish councils is shaping up to be one of the key battlegrounds ahead of publication of the draft budget in December.
17 Sep 18Local government workers in Scotland have been urged to accept a revised 3% pay deal in order to avoid job losses and cuts to services.
6 Sep 18Scottish income tax yielded £0.5bn less than predicted in its first year under Holyrood control due to a smaller than anticipated pool of high earners, according to new analysis.
30 Aug 18A Scottish council has warned that a £5.1m overspend could put its already precarious level of reserves at risk.
7 Aug 18Scotland’s largest council faces “unprecedented financial pressure” as a result of unresolved equal pay claims, auditors have warned.
3 Aug 18Transport Scotland needs a clearer plan to show how it will measure the benefits of its £1.34bn bridge opened a year ago, a spending watchdog has urged.
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