Reading Time: 4 minutes As the Year of Young People draws to a close, this blog explores the role and work of the Scottish Youth Parliament (SYP) and highlights
Month: December 2018
Estimating the additional cost to Scotland of parcel delivery surcharges
Reading Time: 3 minutes SPICe last year estimated the additional cost to Scotland of parcel delivery surcharges relative to the rest of the UK. This was £36.3 million and
Brexit: European Court of Justice ruling on the Article 50 process
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Wightman case was brought by a cross-party group of Scottish politicians, backed by the Good Law Project. The petitioners wished to get legal certainty
What does the Scottish budget mean for taxpayers?
Reading Time: 6 minutes What are the proposals for income tax? The Scottish Government set out its proposals for income tax from April 2019 as part of the Scottish
And we’re off: Scottish Budget 2019-20, the parliamentary debate begins
Reading Time: 4 minutes This is an initial analysis of the Budget. More detailed SPICe briefings and additional blogs will follow in due course. Derek Mackay presented the Scottish
Guest blog – Reducing Greenhouse Gas Emissions From Cropping Systems
Reading Time: 4 minutes The Parliament’s Environment, Climate Change and Land Reform Committee has recently concluded taking evidence as part of its consideration of the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction
SPICe FAQ – nuisance phone calls
Reading Time: 3 minutes SPICe frequently receives enquiries about who regulates nuisance calls and how to reduce them. Nuisance calls are unwanted phone calls that attempt to promote a
How are fishing quotas set? Stage 2: coastal State negotiations
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog is the second in a series of posts setting out the process for determining quotas for fish stocks. The three stages are set
Scotland’s business base and entrepreneurship
Reading Time: 5 minutes Entrepreneurship at its most basic definition is the process of designing, launching and running a new business. One of the key policy actions of business
Contingency Planning for Health and Social care in the event of a ‘No-deal’ Brexit
Reading Time: 3 minutes On 23 August 2018, the UK Government began publishing technical notes on the effect of a no-deal Brexit. These notes are intended to provide guidance