Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog considers the 2018-19 Scottish Income tax reconciliation.
Tag: Economy
The changing face of the Scottish workforce
Reading Time: 4 minutesA look at how the number of jobs in Scotland has changed between March and June 2020.
Nearing ‘go’ on the Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB)
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe Scottish National Investment Bank is due to launch before the end of 2020. This blog looks at some of the most recent developments around the Bank, including the publication of the proposed missions.
A fraught fiscal outlook
Reading Time: 3 minutesConsiders the latest Fiscal Update from the Scottish Fiscal Commission and the continuing uncertainty surrounding the Scottish Budget.
Programme for Government 2020-21: not a normal PFG
Reading Time: 8 minutesA summary of the 2020-21 Programme for Government,
Coronavirus (COVID-19) economic stimulus options: who has the policy levers?
Reading Time: 7 minutesDevising an economic policy response in Scotland is complicated by the fact that responsibility for the economy is shared between the Scottish and UK Governments. This blog explores economic stimulus options for the Scottish economy and broadly how these align with both the responsibilities of the Scottish and UK Parliaments.
The UK internal market proposals: intergovernmental relations
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis third and final SPICe blog in the series on the internal market white paper examines the proposals from the perspective of intergovernmental relations in the UK.
The UK internal market proposals: a comparison with the EU approach
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis second of a series of SPICe blogs on the UK Government’s internal market white paper examines some of the proposals comparing them to the principles and structures which previously supported the functioning of the UK’s internal market as a result of EU membership.
The UK internal market: what is it, do we have one and do we need one?
Reading Time: 5 minutesFollowing the publication of the UK Government’s ‘UK Internal Market’ White Paper, this blog looks at what an internal market is, the value of Scottish exports to the rest of the UK and the implications of the UK Government’s proposals.
Coronavirus (COVID-19): The “furlough” scheme in Scotland
Reading Time: 6 minutesThis blog looks at the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (CJRS), also known as the “furlough scheme” in Scotland. A range of facts and figures based on analysis of HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) Official Statistics on the CRJS are explored. Scotland had 736,500 furloughed employments, as of 30 June.