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15 Jan 20
The Scottish government has no plan in place to measure the long-term success of a £5.2bn city deals programme, auditors have said.
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13 Jan 20
An additional £1bn in revenue funding will be needed to preserve essential local services, Scottish councils have warned.
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8 Jan 20
Scottish councils may need to set their council tax rates before their spending plans are agreed as a result of the “problematic” delay to the UK Budget, according to the public spending watchdog for...
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7 Jan 20
The Scottish Government has been warned that years of cuts to council budgets will put its own targets on economic growth, climate change and child poverty at risk, as well as weakening pride in...
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16 Dec 19
Health and social care services in Scotland face a “very significant” challenge to their financial sustainability against a backdrop of local government funding cuts that have seen councils...
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13 Dec 19
Police are investigating potential fraud at Scotland’s national exam body, after suspected ‘financial irregularities’ were found.
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27 Nov 19
The SNP has put increased health spending across the UK at the heart of its election manifesto.
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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
The Scottish Government has called for the acceleration of a process of potential measures against a crisis-hit NHS board.
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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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6 Nov 19
Scotland will face acute labour shortages and a diminished tax base unless action is taken to prevent a decline in its working age population, independent experts have warned.
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4 Nov 19
The local governance review has the potential to lead to the greatest centralisation of power in Scotland since devolution, first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.
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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
The NHS in Scotland will be financially unsustainable unless faster progress is made towards health and social care integration, auditors have warned.
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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
Kerry Lorimer meets Gail Macgregor, resources spokesperson for the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, who has proved to be a doughty champion for local democracy and fiscal empowerment.
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10 Oct 19
The Scottish Government will today be urged to give councils the fiscal and functional powers they need to benefit from devolution.
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3 Oct 19
Scottish ministers have asked the Treasury to review the Scottish Government’s borrowing limits “as a matter of urgency” in the light of growing concerns over the volatility of tax receipts north of...
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1 Oct 19
The Scottish Government has defended its decision to bail out private companies after it was criticised by auditors for having substantially reduced the value of £140m in loans and guarantees.
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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...
15 Jan 20The Scottish government has no plan in place to measure the long-term success of a £5.2bn city deals programme, auditors have said.
13 Jan 20An additional £1bn in revenue funding will be needed to preserve essential local services, Scottish councils have warned.
13 Dec 19Police are investigating potential fraud at Scotland’s national exam body, after suspected ‘financial irregularities’ were found.
27 Nov 19The SNP has put increased health spending across the UK at the heart of its election manifesto.
26 Nov 19The Scottish Fiscal Commission has never been more important, writes Kerry Lorimer.
22 Nov 19The Scottish Government has called for the acceleration of a process of potential measures against a crisis-hit NHS board.
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.
6 Nov 19Scotland will face acute labour shortages and a diminished tax base unless action is taken to prevent a decline in its working age population, independent experts have warned.
4 Nov 19The local governance review has the potential to lead to the greatest centralisation of power in Scotland since devolution, first minister Nicola Sturgeon has said.
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 19Kerry Lorimer meets Gail Macgregor, resources spokesperson for the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities, who has proved to be a doughty champion for local democracy and fiscal empowerment.
1 Oct 19The Scottish Government has defended its decision to bail out private companies after it was criticised by auditors for having substantially reduced the value of £140m in loans and guarantees.
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.
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.
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...
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