Reading Time: 3 minutesThis blog discusses and summarises the deal which allowed for passage of the Budget Bill for 2021-22.
Tag: Economy
Scottish tourism and COVID-19: what’s the outlook for the sector?
Reading Time: 6 minutesSPICe has published a comprehensive briefing looking at the impact of COVID-19 on Scotland’s tourism sector. It focusses on the scale of impact, business support,
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.
Guest Blog: How is COVID-19 affecting women entrepreneurs in Scotland?
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis guest blog was written by Norin Arshed of the University of Dundee, as part of a Fellowship with the Scottish Parliament Information Centre. It considers the impact of the pandemic on women entrepreneurs in Scotland.
The UK-EU trade deal and Scotland’s exports
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog sets out the latest data on Scotland’s exports to the EU and forecasts for the possible impact of the Trade and Cooperation Agreement signed by the UK and EU.
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.
Protecting those at risk: What some COVID-19 experts think
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog summarises the views of a range of experts on who is most at risk from the pandemic, and how we can protect them.
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.