Reading Time: 6 minutesThe Scottish Government has £4.6 billion in COVID-19 Barnett consequentials so far in 2021-22. This blog looks at what we know about how these funds have been allocated.
Tag: Budget
Budget 2021-22 – a tripartite deal
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog discusses and summarises the deal which allowed for passage of the Budget Bill for 2021-22.
UK Budget 2021: paying for the pandemic (but not yet)
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog considers yesterday’s UK Budget and the implications for Scotland’s public finances next year.
COVID-19 Barnetts for 2020-21 – the final reckoning
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Scottish Government received a total of £9.7 billion in COVID-19 Barnett consequentials for 2020-21. This blog sets out how they have been used and looks ahead to the evolving picture for 2021-22.
Budget 2021-22: a budget for unprecedented times
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog provides an initial analysis of the 2021-22 Budget.
A busy budgetary period ahead
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog looks ahead to Budget 2021-22 and the upcoming period of parliamentary scrutiny.
COVID-19: how has the pandemic affected the National Outcomes?
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog summarises the impact of COVID-19 on the National Outcomes.
(Un)real terms
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blogs looks at how the unusual projection for the GDP deflator could impact analysis of the 2021-22 Scottish Budget.
Real terms calculator
Reading Time: 3 minutesThis tool gives an estimate of what the value of items would have been in different years, based on the general rate of inflation using GDP deflators.
COVID-19 Barnett consequentials: filling in the gaps
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Scottish Government recently announced further plans for the allocation of the COVID-19 Barnett consequentials. This blog looks at the detail of the announcement.