Reading Time: 4 minutesWho decides what? Income tax powers are partially devolved to the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish Parliament can set income tax rates and bands, but decisions
Tag: Economy
UK Budget 2018: Spending increases with tax choices to come
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe Chancellor of the Exchequer delivered his final pre-Brexit Budget on Monday. It was noticeable for presenting better than anticipated tax revenue figures, despite economic
What is a Tourist Tax, and why is everyone talking about it?
Reading Time: 4 minutesAfter years of being touted by local authorities, political parties and expert groups, the idea of introducing a Transient Visitor Levy (TVL) within Scotland, has
Building for the Future? The Scottish Government’s plans for infrastructure investment
Reading Time: 4 minutesThe 2018 Programme for Government included significant commitments on future infrastructure investment. Announcing the Programme for Government, the First Minister said: “We will make it
Preparing for a no-deal Brexit: VAT for businesses
Reading Time: 5 minutesOn 23 August 2018, the UK Government began publishing technical notes on the effect of a no-deal Brexit. These notes are intended to provide guidance
Buying a home: trends in home ownership and Scottish Government support
Reading Time: 4 minutesAs it is Scottish Housing Day, this blog takes a quick look at trends in home ownership and Scottish Government support to help people buy
What do the latest HMRC Regional Trade Statistics tell us about Scotland’s exports? (Q2 2018)
Reading Time: < 1 minuteHMRC publish statistics on the exports of goods for each nation and region of the UK in their Regional Trade Statistics publication. This infographic looks at the
Preparing for a no-deal Brexit: Banking, insurance and other financial services
Reading Time: 4 minutesOn 23 August 2018, the UK Government began publishing technical notes on the effect of a no-deal Brexit. These notes are intended to provide guidance
What do the new figures for income tax revenue tell us?
Reading Time: 4 minutesLast week HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) published important data in a technical note to its Annual Report and Accounts 2017-18: income tax revenue outturn
Scotland: not in shock
Reading Time: 4 minutesWhat do the latest statistics (Q1 2018) on economic growth tell us? The latest figures on Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Scotland, for the 1st