Reading Time: 2 minutesFrom 6 April 2024, non-savings, non-dividend (NSND) income tax will be subject to six bands compared to three bands in the rest of the UK.
Tag: Economy
Scottish Budget 2024-25: in the bleak midwinter
Reading Time: 11 minutesThis blog summarises today’s Scottish budget outlining Scottish Government plans for tax and spending next year.
What to look out for in next week’s Scottish budget
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog previews the upcoming Scottish budget, and some of the key areas to look out for.
UK Autumn Statement 2023
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog summarises yesterday’s UK Autumn Statement and the implications for Scotland and the Scottish Budget.
Earnings in Scotland 2023 – recent growth but sluggish longer term
Reading Time: 5 minutesThe latest earnings statistics show that Scotland’s employees had higher weekly wages compared to the other UK nations, beating inflation in the year to April 2023. Yet in the medium term, earnings growth has been slow. On a positive note, the higher earners’ earnings gap between Scotland and the UK appears to have closed. It remains to be seen whether these trends will continue in future years.
The use of spray foam insulation in Scotland
Reading Time: 4 minutesThis blog looks at potential issues with incorrectly installed spray foam insulation, and the impact spray foam insulation can have on mortgages.
How is Scotland’s labour market performing? We know with less certainty than we used to…
Reading Time: 7 minutesIntroduction Recently there has been coverage of the challenges facing certain Office for National Statistics (ONS) household surveys. Due to concerns about the quality of
Guest blog – Disability Employment in Scotland: Initial Findings
Reading Time: 8 minutesThis guest blog is from the Fraser of Allander Institute, working with SPICe on an academic fellowship to explore the disability employment gap in Scotland.
Behavioural responses to changes in Income tax
Reading Time: 7 minutesThis blog explains what behavioural responses to income tax changes are, and how they are forecasted by the Scottish Fiscal Commission.
Medium term financial strategy – decisions pushed back
Reading Time: 5 minutesThis blog discusses last week’s Scottish Government Medium Term Financial Strategy.