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26 Nov 19
The Scottish Fiscal Commission has never been more important, writes Kerry Lorimer.
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22 Nov 19
UK borrowing has risen to a five-year high as political leaders have laid out large spending plans, official figures have shown.
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14 Nov 19
The cost of social care for people with dementia will almost triple over the next twenty years as the result of a sharp increase in the number of people suffering from an acute form of the condition.
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13 Nov 19
The Scottish Government faces two more years of budgetary strain despite the rhetoric over the end of austerity across the UK, according to an economic research unit.
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7 Nov 19
Chancellor Sajid Javid and his shadow counterpart John McDonnell have outlined major fiscal promises to kickstart their parties’ election campaigns.
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4 Nov 19
Councils can be powerful promoters of local economic development and social mobility. Here’s how
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1 Nov 19
The UK is heading “back to the 1970s” in spending terms, regardless of who wins December’s general election, according to a think-tank.
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31 Oct 19
Earnings have grown faster in Scotland than in the rest of the UK over the past year, raising hopes that the Scottish economy could be boosted by higher than anticipated income tax revenues.
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24 Oct 19
Seaside towns dominate the latest rankings for personal bankruptcies, adding to evidence that coastal regions are failing to keep pace with the rest of the economy.
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24 Oct 19
Borrowing leapt by more than a fifth in the first six months of the financial year compared with the same period in 2018, official figures have shown.
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23 Oct 19
MPs have lambasted the government for an “astonishing void of economic information” surrounding its latest Withdrawal Agreement Bill.
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15 Oct 19
An independent Scotland could become a bridge between the EU and the UK, and a “magnet for global investment”, first minister Nicola Sturgeon is expected to tell the SNP’s annual conference this...
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14 Oct 19
A date for the Autumn Budget has been set but could be moved in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the chancellor has announced.
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11 Oct 19
Additional paperwork, a likely fall in the pound and greater widening of economic divides - the negatives of a no-deal Brexit add up to an act of economic self-harm, says the executive director of...
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10 Oct 19
The UK economy contracted by 0.1% in August but growth over a three-month period shows it is likely to avoid recession.
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7 Oct 19
Revoking Brexit would be the best outcome for the UK economy while a no-deal scenario would double government borrowing, a major economic study has found.
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2 Oct 19
The Queen’s Speech should be used to reinvigorate the devolution agenda, local government leaders have said.
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19 Sep 19
A no-deal Brexit would be likely to push the UK into recession next year and mean 2% less growth, according to an umbrella group for developed countries.
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18 Sep 19
GDP in Scotland fell by 0.3% in the second quarter of the year, just above the rate for the UK as a whole, according to the latest data.
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12 Sep 19
The Scottish Government’s borrowing powers are likely to come under increasing pressure due to the volatility inherent in the fiscal framework, MSPs have heard.
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3 Sep 19
Ambiguity over the future of European structural funding post-Brexit has left economic development in Scotland, which benefits to the tune of €872m across the seven-year EU budget period, in an...
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31 Aug 19
The chancellor cannot fulfil the prime minister’s spending commitments without exceeding borrowing limits, a think-tank has warned.
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28 Aug 19
Brexit has been the main factor in weakening German exports this year, new data has reportedly shown.
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23 Aug 19
Local government currently has no certainty over funding and must ensure political parties see giving it greater control over its finances as a manifesto issue, says Localis’ Jonathan...
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22 Aug 19
Scotland’s net fiscal balance has improved slightly on last year, with an increase in revenues outstripping a rise in public sector expenditure, according to the latest figures.
26 Nov 19The Scottish Fiscal Commission has never been more important, writes Kerry Lorimer.
22 Nov 19UK borrowing has risen to a five-year high as political leaders have laid out large spending plans, official figures have shown.
14 Nov 19The cost of social care for people with dementia will almost triple over the next twenty years as the result of a sharp increase in the number of people suffering from an acute form of the condition.
13 Nov 19The Scottish Government faces two more years of budgetary strain despite the rhetoric over the end of austerity across the UK, according to an economic research unit.
7 Nov 19Chancellor Sajid Javid and his shadow counterpart John McDonnell have outlined major fiscal promises to kickstart their parties’ election campaigns.
4 Nov 19Councils can be powerful promoters of local economic development and social mobility. Here’s how
1 Nov 19The UK is heading “back to the 1970s” in spending terms, regardless of who wins December’s general election, according to a think-tank.
31 Oct 19Earnings have grown faster in Scotland than in the rest of the UK over the past year, raising hopes that the Scottish economy could be boosted by higher than anticipated income tax revenues.
24 Oct 19Seaside towns dominate the latest rankings for personal bankruptcies, adding to evidence that coastal regions are failing to keep pace with the rest of the economy.
23 Oct 19MPs have lambasted the government for an “astonishing void of economic information” surrounding its latest Withdrawal Agreement Bill.
15 Oct 19An independent Scotland could become a bridge between the EU and the UK, and a “magnet for global investment”, first minister Nicola Sturgeon is expected to tell the SNP’s annual conference this...
14 Oct 19A date for the Autumn Budget has been set but could be moved in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the chancellor has announced.
11 Oct 19Additional paperwork, a likely fall in the pound and greater widening of economic divides - the negatives of a no-deal Brexit add up to an act of economic self-harm, says the executive director of...
2 Oct 19The Queen’s Speech should be used to reinvigorate the devolution agenda, local government leaders have said.
12 Sep 19The Scottish Government’s borrowing powers are likely to come under increasing pressure due to the volatility inherent in the fiscal framework, MSPs have heard.
3 Sep 19Ambiguity over the future of European structural funding post-Brexit has left economic development in Scotland, which benefits to the tune of €872m across the seven-year EU budget period, in an...
28 Aug 19Brexit has been the main factor in weakening German exports this year, new data has reportedly shown.
23 Aug 19Local government currently has no certainty over funding and must ensure political parties see giving it greater control over its finances as a manifesto issue, says Localis’ Jonathan...
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