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19 Sep 19
Scotland’s newer universities are bearing the brunt of cuts in government funding as they are less able to generate income from other sources, the Auditor General for Scotland has found.
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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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5 Sep 19
The assignation of almost £6bn in VAT revenues to the Scottish Government could be undermined by the “disappointing” failure of HMRC to produce timely data, Scotland’s official forecaster has warned.
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5 Sep 19
The Scottish Government has announced plans to become a country with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045.
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4 Sep 19
Edinburgh City Council’s plans for Britain’s first visitor levy have divided local opinion and are creating tensions in the wider tourism industry. Peter Hetherington examines the pros and cons of...
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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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27 Aug 19
Health services across Scotland face “significant financial challenges”, with the integration of health and social care adding further complexity, according to analysis.
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23 Aug 19
Aberdeen City Council has taken out two loans from the Public Works Loan Board, bringing its total debt to the body to over £400m.
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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.
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14 Aug 19
Unemployment in Scotland has risen by 0.4 percentage points, although it remains below the rate in the UK as a whole, according to the latest data.
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7 Aug 19
Auditors have warned that the financial sustainability of NHS Lothian remains a “significant risk”, with a budget gap of £26m this year expected to spiral beyond £80m by 2021-22.
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1 Aug 19
Weak consumer and business confidence fuelled by Brexit uncertainty is likely to hamper growth in Scotland in the coming months, with a fragile start to the year suggesting slow growth in the global...
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19 Jul 19
Devolution has “struggled to take root in England” compared to other UK countries, according to Akash Paun, senior fellow at the Institute for Government think tank.
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26 Jun 19
The mishandling of a high-profile IT project has left Scotland’s public sector pensions body facing a budget gap of up to £23m over the next five years.
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21 Jun 19
The Scottish Government has been warned that it must show greater strategic leadership across the public sector if it is to achieve its digital ambitions.
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20 Jun 19
Scottish councils have defended their use of funds set aside for emergencies to pay for essential services after new figures showed general fund reserves would dip below £1bn next year.
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13 Jun 19
The introduction of universal credit, and in particular the five-week delay before receipt of the first payment, has led to an “unacceptable” rise in rent arrears north of the border.
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6 Jun 19
The mass devolution of social security benefits next year represents a “very significant fiscal risk” to the Scottish budget, according to the body responsible for Scotland’s economic forecasts.
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31 May 19
The Scottish Government is facing a budgetary shortfall of £1bn over the next three years in the wake of updated forecasts, which more accurately reflect income tax receipts north and south of the...
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29 May 19
Public sector deficits were highest in devolved regions in the financial year ending in 2018, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
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23 May 19
Fundamental reform of the council tax will be needed if Scottish councils are to raise additional revenue from local taxation, economists have warned.
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20 May 19
The potential of the new Scottish National Investment Bank will be compromised if it is limited to funding only commercial activities, the Scottish Government has been warned.
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10 May 19
Child poverty remains one of Scotland’s most stubborn public policy conundrums – but new research suggests the key may lie in an overhaul of the universal credit system, which would target the...
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8 May 19
The assignation of almost £6bn in VAT revenues to the Scottish Government is to be put on hold due to concerns that volatile estimates of tax receipts would pose an “enormous risk” to the Scottish...
19 Sep 19Scotland’s newer universities are bearing the brunt of cuts in government funding as they are less able to generate income from other sources, the Auditor General for Scotland has found.
18 Sep 19GDP 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.
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.
5 Sep 19The assignation of almost £6bn in VAT revenues to the Scottish Government could be undermined by the “disappointing” failure of HMRC to produce timely data, Scotland’s official forecaster has warned.
5 Sep 19The Scottish Government has announced plans to become a country with net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2045.
4 Sep 19Edinburgh City Council’s plans for Britain’s first visitor levy have divided local opinion and are creating tensions in the wider tourism industry. Peter Hetherington examines the pros and cons of...
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...
27 Aug 19Health services across Scotland face “significant financial challenges”, with the integration of health and social care adding further complexity, according to analysis.
23 Aug 19Aberdeen City Council has taken out two loans from the Public Works Loan Board, bringing its total debt to the body to over £400m.
14 Aug 19Unemployment in Scotland has risen by 0.4 percentage points, although it remains below the rate in the UK as a whole, according to the latest data.
19 Jul 19Devolution has “struggled to take root in England” compared to other UK countries, according to Akash Paun, senior fellow at the Institute for Government think tank.
26 Jun 19The mishandling of a high-profile IT project has left Scotland’s public sector pensions body facing a budget gap of up to £23m over the next five years.
21 Jun 19The Scottish Government has been warned that it must show greater strategic leadership across the public sector if it is to achieve its digital ambitions.
13 Jun 19The introduction of universal credit, and in particular the five-week delay before receipt of the first payment, has led to an “unacceptable” rise in rent arrears north of the border.
29 May 19Public sector deficits were highest in devolved regions in the financial year ending in 2018, according to figures from the Office for National Statistics.
10 May 19Child poverty remains one of Scotland’s most stubborn public policy conundrums – but new research suggests the key may lie in an overhaul of the universal credit system, which would target the...
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1 May 19
