Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog summarises some of the announcements made today by the new Chancellor, and the implications for Scotland.
Tag: Economy
Cost crisis: Constituency support for enquiries related to the cost of living and the cost of doing business
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog contains up-to-date links to a selection of trusted and official external sources of information relating to support available for individuals and organisations to help with the cost crisis.
How is Scotland Performing?
Reading Time: 4 minutes This blog looks at how Scotland is performing against the 81 National Indicators in the National Performance Framework.
Cost of living: Scottish Government support
Reading Time: 3 minutes The Scottish Government has said it is providing £3 billion to help people face the increased cost of living – but what does that include?
Hospitality in Scotland – impact of the pandemic and the cost of living crisis
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog looks at how the hospitality sector has been affected by the pandemic and the recent increases in the cost of living.
What’s cookin’? Stage 3 of the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog summarises the discussions around the Good Food Nation (Scotland) Bill to date, ahead of Stage 3 consideration by the Parliament on Tuesday 14 June 2022.
The 2022 Resource Spending Review: Budget priorities identified
Reading Time: 7 minutes This blog provides initial analysis of the Scottish Government’s Resource Spending Review.
The UK Shared Prosperity Fund: competing claims
Reading Time: 6 minutes On 13 April 2022, the UK government published detailed plans for the UK Shared Prosperity Fund (UKSPF) that is one of the funds that will replace the previous EU funding streams. This blog looks at the different claims made by the UK and Scottish governments regarding whether the UKSPF fully matches the value of the funds it is replacing.
International Climate Assessments – Round Six
Reading Time: 5 minutes The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has recently published the third and final part of its review of global climate research. Known as Assessment
UK Spring Statement: inflation impact takes hold
Reading Time: 4 minutes This blog summarises some of the key measures outlined in yesterday’s UK Spring Statement.