Reading Time: 7 minutesAs part of the programme to mark 20 years since the creation of the Scottish Parliament, SPICe will publish twenty “20 year” blog posts on
Tag: Finance
Budget 2019-20 – final allocations to local authorities
Reading Time: 3 minutesIt’s an exciting time of year – the final funding allocations for local government in 2019-20 have been published! We wrote in a recent blog
Scottish Budget 2019-20: what’s changed?
Reading Time: 4 minutesIt seems a long time since the Scottish Government set out its tax and spend proposals for 2019-20 back on 12 December 2018. Tax rates
Just give us 12 months… comparing local government funding settlements over time
Reading Time: 3 minutesAt 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
Budget Bill Stage 1 – an “unexpected” Barnett bonus
Reading Time: 3 minutesAfter 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 minutesWhat 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 minutesThis 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 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
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
How much will the Scottish Government benefit from additional health funding in England?
Reading Time: 3 minutesHow much extra money for health has been announced? In June 2018, the Prime Minister announced additional funding for the NHS in England. By 2023-24,