Reading Time: 9 minutes This blog provides an update on the status of the National Care Service Bill which was introduced in June 2022.
Tag: Finance
Behavioural responses to changes in Income tax
Reading Time: 7 minutes This blog explains what behavioural responses to income tax changes are, and how they are forecasted by the Scottish Fiscal Commission.
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee’s scrutiny of the NHS at 75 – what are some of the key issues in 2023?
Reading Time: 6 minutes Between March and June 2023, the Health, Social Care and Sport Committee heard from all of the territorial health boards in Scotland to find out what the key issues facing the NHS are. This blog summarises some of the themes raised.
What is a “wellbeing economy”?
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog explores the idea of a wellbeing economy and how it is influencing Scottish Government policy.
Fiscal sustainability: long term thinking required!
Reading Time: 6 minutes This blog summarises the SFC’s fiscal sustainability report and its implications for the pubic policy debate in Scotland.
UK Budget 2023: the Hunt for growth
Reading Time: 5 minutes This blog summarises key measures from yesterday’s UK Budget and the implications for Scotland.
Budget transparency: Data
Reading Time: 4 minutes This blog takes a look at the data supplied by the Scottish Government to support the budget.
Transparency and the Scottish Budget
Reading Time: 9 minutes This blog summarises issues around the transparency of Scottish budgetary information.
Why is Scotland spending an additional £1 billion on social security?
Reading Time: 5 minutes In 2023-24 the amount paid out in devolved social security benefits is forecast to increase by around £1 billion – from £4.2 billion in 2022-23
Levelling Up: the view from Scotland
Reading Time: 7 minutes The successful bids for Round 2 of the Levelling Up Fund were announced by the UK government on 19 January. This blog looks at the approach to funding and the successful bids in Scotland.