Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog takes a look at the Scottish Government’s affordable housing supply programme budget, reaction to planned spending and progress towards the affordable homes supply target.
Tag: Budget
Scottish Budget 2024-25: in the bleak midwinter
Reading Time: 11 minutesThis blog summarises today’s Scottish budget outlining Scottish Government plans for tax and spending next year.
What to look out for in next week’s Scottish budget
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog previews the upcoming Scottish budget, and some of the key areas to look out for.
How can we track the impact of public policy on emissions in Scotland?
Reading Time: 7 minutesIntroduction It is well known that the Scottish, UK and other governments have set targets for reducing emissions and reaching net zero, by 2045 in
The return of Budget Bingo – key themes in committees’ pre-budget scrutiny for 2024-25
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis blog updates previous work looking at the common themes across committees’ pre-budget scrutiny work by exploring the recommendations and conclusions made by committees during pre-budget scrutiny 2024-25.
UK Autumn Statement 2023
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog summarises yesterday’s UK Autumn Statement and the implications for Scotland and the Scottish Budget.
Embedding Deliberative Democracy in a Participatory Parliament
Reading Time: 9 minutesThis blog gives an update on work to improve public participation in the work of the Scottish Parliament, including a look at the recommendations of the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee, as well as detail on next steps and a case study of using a deliberative approach with citizens in the Budget scrutiny process.
Behavioural responses to changes in Income tax
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog explains what behavioural responses to income tax changes are, and how they are forecasted by the Scottish Fiscal Commission.
Trends in Funding for Culture
Reading Time: 10 minutesA look at public funding of culture over the past decade.
Medium term financial strategy – decisions pushed back
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog discusses last week’s Scottish Government Medium Term Financial Strategy.