Reading Time: 3 minutesNew blog from SPICe looks at what today’s spring statement means for the Scottish social security budget.
Category: Economy & Finance
Labour market update: March 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSources: UK Labour Market: March 2025 and Labour market in the regions of the UK: March 2025 For constituency-level labour market statistics, please visit the labour market in Scotland
The European Commission Work Programme 2025 – what it says and why it matters to Scotland?
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog sets out the key policy and legislative priorities identified by the European Commission in its 2025 Work Programme. It then sets out why this matters to Scotland.
Navigating complaints: A Guide to Ombudsmen and Commissioners
Reading Time: 3 minutesList of ombudsmen and commissioners to help navigate complaints.
The Labour market in Scotland
Reading Time: < 1 minuteExplore the labour market in Scotland using key indicators from the Office for National Statistics’ Labour Force Survey, Annual Population Survey and administrative data. All
As another Budget Bill is about to pass…what comes next?
Reading Time: 5 minutesNext week, the Budget Bill for 2025-26 looks certain to pass. This blog considers this year’s Budget deal, and what comes next. Â
Labour market update: February 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSources: UK Labour Market: February 2025 and Labour market in the regions of the UK: February 2025 For constituency-level labour market statistics, please visit the labour market in Scotland
The 2025-26 Budget in 10 charts
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis blog summarises some of the main points emerging from the 2025-26 Scottish Budget, which was published on 4 December 2024. For more detail and context, take a look at the Financial Scrutiny Unit’s Budget briefing.
Scottish Government responses to pre-Budget scrutiny: all smiles, no substance?
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog looks back at the recommendations made by committees during pre-budget scrutiny 2025-26 and the impact of committee scrutiny on the Scottish Budget 2025-26.
Labour market update: January 2025
Reading Time: < 1 minuteSources: UK Labour Market: January 2025 and Labour market in the regions of the UK: January 2025 For constituency-level labour market statistics, please visit the Constituency Dashboard. The data