Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat do the latest statistics (Q1 2018) on economic growth tell us? The latest figures on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Scotland, for the 1st
Category: Economy & Finance
What do the latest HMRC Regional Trade Statistics tell us about Scotland’s exports? (2017/18)
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
Local Government funding – the story behind the figures
Reading Time: 4 minutesOn 21 May SPICe published a briefing looking at local government finance trends from 2013-14 onwards. Local Government Finance: facts and figures 2013-14 to 2018-19
The Scottish Government’s Five Year Financial Strategy
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Scottish Government published its Five Year Financial Strategy yesterday. Publication of this document follows a recommendation of the Budget Process Review Group (BPRG) that
Devolved Taxes: the case of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) group relief and share pledges
Reading Time: 4 minutesDevolved Taxes: the case of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (LBTT) group relief and share pledges It is to be expected that issues may arise
A Scottish National Investment Bank: what’s new?
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe 2017 Programme for Government included a commitment to establish a Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB). Its mission was described as: “…to provide and catalyse
Economic impact assessment: smoke and mirrors?
Reading Time: 4 minutesEconomic impact assessments generally show how organisations, events, sectors, or publically funded policies and projects have contributed to the economy at either a local, regional
Guest Blog – The National Performance Framework
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs with all guest blogs, what follows are the views of the author, Jennifer Wallace, Head of Policy at the Carnegie UK Trust, and not those
Minimum pricing for alcohol – a frequently asked question
Reading Time: 2 minutesTomorrow the Health and Sport Committee is due to consider the secondary legislation which will bring minimum unit pricing (MUP) for alcohol into effect. This
What do the latest statistics on economic growth tell us? (Q4 2017)
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe latest figures on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Scotland, for 4th quarter 2017, were published today by the Scottish Government. They show that the