Reading Time: 3 minutes At this time of year, once provisional figures for the coming year’s Budget have been made available, SPICe is often asked to set out how
Tag: Finance
Budget Bill Stage 1 – an “unexpected” Barnett bonus
Reading Time: 3 minutes After last week’s debate on the Committees’ pre-Budget reports, the Parliament has now commenced formal consideration of the Budget Bill. The Parliament debated and voted
What does the Scottish budget mean for taxpayers?
Reading Time: 6 minutes What are the proposals for income tax? The Scottish Government set out its proposals for income tax from April 2019 as part of the Scottish
And we’re off: Scottish Budget 2019-20, the parliamentary debate begins
Reading Time: 4 minutes This is an initial analysis of the Budget. More detailed SPICe briefings and additional blogs will follow in due course. Derek Mackay presented the Scottish
What does the UK budget mean for Scottish taxpayers?
Reading Time: 4 minutes Who decides what? Income tax powers are partially devolved to the Scottish Parliament. The Scottish Parliament can set income tax rates and bands, but decisions
UK Budget 2018: Spending increases with tax choices to come
Reading Time: 3 minutes The 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