Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog discusses and summarises the deal which allowed for passage of the Budget Bill for 2021-22.
Author: SPICe
Scottish tourism and COVID-19: what’s the outlook for the sector?
Reading Time: 6 minutesSPICe has published a comprehensive briefing looking at the impact of COVID-19 on Scotland’s tourism sector. It focusses on the scale of impact, business support,
Infrastructure investment: “locking in” a low carbon economy?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Scottish Government plans to invest over £6 billion on infrastructure such as homes, roads and rail in 2021-22. This blogpost explores what we know of this infrastructure’s likely effect on Scotland’s greenhouse gas emissions.
UK Budget 2021: paying for the pandemic (but not yet)
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog considers yesterday’s UK Budget and the implications for Scotland’s public finances next year.
COVID-19 Barnetts for 2020-21 – the final reckoning
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Scottish Government received a total of £9.7 billion in COVID-19 Barnett consequentials for 2020-21. This blog sets out how they have been used and looks ahead to the evolving picture for 2021-22.
COVID-19 emergency powers: a short explainer
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog takes a high-level look at the emergency powers in Scotland and plans for their expiry and renewal.
Common frameworks: a report on progress
Reading Time: 5 minutesAn overview of progress on common frameworks.
The Brexit deal and UK-EU justice policy
Reading Time: 5 minutesAs we all know, there was a Brexit deal in the run up to last Christmas. Since then much of the UK media has been
Coronavirus (COVID-19): How has the Scottish Parliament adapted?
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog examines how the Parliament has adapted to COVID-19.
Sending and receiving post from the EU – what’s changed?
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog explores what has changed when sending and receiving post/parcels from the EU, following the UK’s departure from the EU.