Reading Time: 3 minutesA look at the latest earnings data for Scotland from the ONS.
Category: Economy & Finance
Scotland’s schools: a new LEIP forward?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog outlines plans for the next phase of school investment.
How to count to net-zero: Part 2
Reading Time: 5 minutesHow can we know if Scotland’s public spending today will deliver Scotland’s climate targets in 2030 and beyond?
A (woolly) mammoth task? The Climate Change Bill before Stage 3
Reading Time: 5 minutesWhat’s in the Climate Bill? On 25 September 2019, the Scottish Parliament will consider the Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) Scotland Bill at Stage 3.
The household savings ratio and what this means for the economy
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog explains recent trends in household savings in Scotland
UK Spending Review – implications for Scotland’s Budget
Reading Time: 3 minutesA look at the implications of the UK Spending Review for Scotland’s Budget.
Superfast broadband – will Scotland reach 100?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog looks at plans to deliver superfast broadband to every premises in Scotland by 2021, under the R100 programme.
Input-output models and increasing economic output
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog explores how SPICe use Scottish input-output models for queries about economic output growth.
A tourism target too far?
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe national tourism strategy is nearing its end in 2020, making now an apt time to look at the fortunes of the sector. This blog looks at current trends and government spend in the tourism sector.
Financial risks to Scotland’s EU structural funds
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat might underspends, performace reviews and interruptions to EU payments mean for Scotland’s structural fund programmes?