Reading Time: 4 minutesAfter years of being touted by local authorities, political parties and expert groups, the idea of introducing a Transient Visitor Levy (TVL) within Scotland, has
Category: Economy & Finance
Health and Social Care: bridging the financial challenge
Reading Time: 4 minutesOn 4 October 2018, the Scottish Government published its long-awaited Medium Term Health and Social Care Financial Framework. This came on the back of the
The economic facts and figures of Scottish brewing and distilling
Reading Time: 4 minutesSPICe recently published a briefing about Scotland’s brewing and distilling sectors. The full briefing can be accessed from our Digital Hub. This blog provides a brief overview
Scotland’s new devolved employment support service
Reading Time: 4 minutesScotland’s new devolved employment service, Fair Start Scotland (FSS), was launched in April. It is too early to say whether it’s been successful or not;
Preparing for a no-deal Brexit: EU funding
Reading Time: 4 minutesOn 23 August the UK Government began publishing technical notes on the effect of a no-deal Brexit. These notes are intended to provide guidance to
Preparing for a no-deal Brexit – public procurement
Reading Time: 5 minutesOn 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 to
Building for the Future? The Scottish Government’s plans for infrastructure investment
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe 2018 Programme for Government included significant commitments on future infrastructure investment. Announcing the Programme for Government, the First Minister said: “We will make it
Preparing for a no-deal Brexit: VAT for businesses
Reading Time: 5 minutesOn 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
What do the latest HMRC Regional Trade Statistics tell us about Scotland’s exports? (Q2 2018)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHMRC publish statistics on the exports of goods for each nation and region of the UK in their Regional Trade Statistics publication. This infographic looks at the
Preparing for a no-deal Brexit: trade with EU countries
Reading Time: 5 minutesAs with all guest blogs, what follows are the views of the author, not those of SPICe or indeed the Scottish Parliament. On 23 August