Reading Time: 3 minutes At this time of year, once provisional figures for the coming year’s Budget have been made available, SPICe is often asked to set out how
Category: Economy & Finance
Budget Bill Stage 1 – an “unexpected” Barnett bonus
Reading Time: 3 minutes After last week’s debate on the Committees’ pre-Budget reports, the Parliament has now commenced formal consideration of the Budget Bill. The Parliament debated and voted
Trends in Scottish exports – what, where and how much?
Reading Time: 3 minutes The latest export statistics for Scotland were published yesterday, 30 January 2019. This blog examines these figures in relation to the Scottish Government’s exports target,
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
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