Reading Time: 4 minutes Introduction SPICe is producing a series of blogs on the Draft Fourth National Planning Framework (NPF4), which provides a statutory strategy and framework for land use
Category: Economy & Finance
The final countdown: Budget Bill debate moves to conclusion
Reading Time: 2 minutes This blog summarises the upcoming Budget Bill stages.
Scottish Budget 2022-23 – explore the budget
Reading Time: 2 minutes This blog allows you to explore the data for the Scottish Government budget 2022-23.
Budget 2022-23: Mind the (Block Grant Adjustment) Gap
Reading Time: 8 minutes This blog sets out an initial analysis of the Scottish Budget 2022-23.
It’s the most wonderful time of the year…
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog previews the upcoming Scottish Budget for 2022-23, due for publication on Thursday 9 December.
UK government funding of economic development in Scotland
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog takes a closer look at the UK government’s Community Renewal Fund, Levelling Up Fund, and Community Ownership Fund, and the questions these funds raise for economic development in Scotland.
Earnings in Scotland: 2021
Reading Time: 4 minutes This blog looks at the latest data from the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE) published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS). About
A budget shaped by values?
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog takes a quick look at four different approaches to how the government decides on its budget – equalities, gender, human rights and wellbeing.
Retail revolution and postal delivery surcharges
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog explores data around the shift to increased online retail, the impact of this shift on the retail business base, support from the Scottish Government to retail, and the implications for parcel delivery surcharges.
UK Budget and Spending Review 2021 – key points and implications for Scotland
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog summarises some key points from the UK Budget and Spending Review and sets out some of the implications for Scotland.