Economy & Finance – Page 6 – SPICe Spotlight

The Scottish Government’s financial strategy – navigating uncertain fiscal waters

May 22, 2025 SPICe

Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog previews the 2025 publication of the Scottish Government’s medium term financial strategy, summarising the aims of the document and some recent challenges.

The UK-EU summit: a reset in relations?

May 20, 2025 SPICe

Reading Time: 10 minutesFollowing the UK-EU summit on 19 May 2025, this blog looks at the outcomes most relevant to devolved policy areas along with the reaction of the Scottish Government.

The Reset in the UK-EU trading relationship – Evolution not revolution

May 16, 2025 SPICe

Reading Time: 7 minutesAhead of the UK-EU summit on 19 May 2025, this blog examines what might come from the summit in terms of proposals to take the trading relationship forward

Labour market update: May 2025

May 13, 2025 SPICe

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSources: UK Labour Market: May 2025 and Labour market in the regions of the UK: May 2025 For constituency-level labour market statistics, please visit the labour market in

The Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill – what happened at Stage 1 and Stage 2?

May 12, 2025 SPICe

Reading Time: 6 minutesThe Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill was introduced on 20 April 2023. This blog provides a brief, non-exhaustive summary of some of the main

The Final Countdown to election 2026: Programme for Government 2025-26 – Building the Best Future for Scotland

May 7, 2025 SPICe

Reading Time: 26 minutesThis extended, long-read blogpost provides a summary of the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government 2025-26 and highlights areas that are likely to be of particular interest to MSPs and the Parliament over the next year.