Plans by an independent commission to give Scotland more power over finance and taxation are flawed and a ‘messy fudge’, the Holyrood government has claimed
Scotland’s Finance Minister has told Chancellor Alistair Darling that more capital spending must be brought forward if the country is to survive the continuing recession
Finance Minister John Swinney has described as ‘baseless’ claims that he is intending to usurp the powers of Parliament over the abolition of quangos and other public bodies
Councils in Scotland must carry out more market-testing to demonstrate they are providing value for money, according to a local government spending watchdog
Scotland’s local authority spending watchdog is to press ahead with its revised performance assessment regime after a majority of councils backed the changes
Scotland’s permanent secretary, Sir John Elvidge, has ordered a fundamental review of the ‘effectiveness and affordability’ of the Scottish Government and its agencies, prompting union fears that it...
Council tax payers in Scotland will have their bills frozen for a third successive year following budget plans announced by Finance Secretary John Swinney
The scrutiny of Scotland’s councils by inspectorates and audit bodies will be reduced by about 25% following streamlining of the audit process, the chair of the Accounts Commission in Scotland told...
A new and more positive relationship needs to be developed between the devolved administrations and the UK government if the Union is to be preserved, leading academics and public officials have been...
The new Forth Crossing will be built regardless of whether Scotland is given borrowing powers by Westminster, the Scottish Government announced as part of its Legislative Programme today
