Value added tax should be fully devolved to the Scottish Parliament in order to make Holyrood responsible for more of the money it spends, according to a free market think-tank.
Chief secretary to the Treasury Greg Hands is expected to table fresh proposals to break the deadlock over funding arrangements for Scotland’s new devolved tax powers at a meeting in London today...
Scotland’s finance minister John Swinney used his speech at today’s CIPFA conference to call for the Smith Commission’s agreements to be implemented in full in the upcoming Scotland Act.
The Smith Commission plans for further fiscal devolution, due for implementation in legislation to be outlined in tomorrow’s Queen’s Speech, could leave Scotland in a worse economic state...
An unprecedented group of 56 Scottish National Party MPs has today travelled to London calling for devolution of a host of economic, fiscal and welfare powers to Holyrood, beyond those proposed by...
A leading independent economist has warned MSPs that the fiscal reforms proposed by the Smith Commission on further devolution will be unworkable without major parallel changes at UK level to a more...
International evidence has shown that devolution of welfare-to-work schemes to local authorities can improve services – if funding and accountability challenges can be overcome.
Plans by the London-based parties to give the Scottish Parliament limited new powers over shaping and setting benefits could make life worse for vulnerable people and carers, the leader of Scotland’s...
Revenue Scotland, the new tax collection agency due to come into force in Scotland from April 1, is fully ready to take over, Scottish Finance Secretary John Swinney has told the UK Treasury.
Holyrood is set to retain all income tax raised in Scotland under cross-party plans for further devolution of fiscal powers to Edinburgh following the no vote in September’s independence...