Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog looks back at the recommendations made by committees during pre-budget scrutiny 2024-25 and the impact of committee scrutiny on the Scottish Budget 2024-25.
Category: Economy & Finance
How much income tax will I pay in 2024-25?
Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom 6 April 2024, non-savings, non-dividend (NSND) income tax will be subject to six bands compared to three bands in the rest of the UK.
Affordable homes – Scottish Government budget and progress
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog takes a look at the Scottish Government’s affordable housing supply programme budget, reaction to planned spending and progress towards the affordable homes supply target.
Scottish Budget 2024-25: in the bleak midwinter
Reading Time: 11 minutesThis blog summarises today’s Scottish budget outlining Scottish Government plans for tax and spending next year.
What to look out for in next week’s Scottish budget
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog previews the upcoming Scottish budget, and some of the key areas to look out for.
How can we track the impact of public policy on emissions in Scotland?
Reading Time: 7 minutesIntroduction It is well known that the Scottish, UK and other governments have set targets for reducing emissions and reaching net zero, by 2045 in
The return of Budget Bingo – key themes in committees’ pre-budget scrutiny for 2024-25
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog updates previous work looking at the common themes across committees’ pre-budget scrutiny work by exploring the recommendations and conclusions made by committees during pre-budget scrutiny 2024-25.
UK Autumn Statement 2023
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog summarises yesterday’s UK Autumn Statement and the implications for Scotland and the Scottish Budget.
Earnings in Scotland 2023 – recent growth but sluggish longer term
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe latest earnings statistics show that Scotland’s employees had higher weekly wages compared to the other UK nations, beating inflation in the year to April 2023. Yet in the medium term, earnings growth has been slow. On a positive note, the higher earners’ earnings gap between Scotland and the UK appears to have closed. It remains to be seen whether these trends will continue in future years.
How is Scotland’s labour market performing? We know with less certainty than we used to…
Reading Time: 7 minutesIntroduction Recently there has been coverage of the challenges facing certain Office for National Statistics (ONS) household surveys. Due to concerns about the quality of