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The Scottish Government consists of the Scottish Ministers, which is the term used to describe their collective legal functions. The Scottish Government is accountable to the Scottish Parliament, which was also created by the Scotland Act 1998 with the first minister appointed by the monarch following a proposal
This is the first strategic economic work the Scottish National Party administration had done since the publication of The Sustainable Growth Commission report in 2018. The main difference in this report was the focus on developing Scotland's economy whilst being part of the United Kingdom rather than becoming independent. Ms Forbes wanted to ...
In November 2013, GERS figures from the most recent available report (financial year 2011/2012) were included within Scotland's Future, the Scottish Government's independence white paper. Based on the GERS report it was stated that, compared to the UK, Scotland contributed more tax per head, had stronger public finances and had much higher GDP ...
The eighteen-page report focused on the likely effects of North Sea oil revenue on the economic viability of an independent Scotland. The report stated: "It must be concluded therefore that revenues and large balance of payments gains would indeed accrue to a Scottish Government in the event of independence provided that steps were taken either by carried interest or by taxation to secure the ...
The Scottish Fiscal Commission (Scottish Gaelic: Coimisean Fiosgail na h-Alba) is a non-ministerial office. It was established by the Scottish Parliament to provide independent forecasts of taxes [ 1 ] [ 2 ] and social security expenditure, and GDP forecasts, to help inform the government's budget and its scrutiny by parliament.
The title was changed in May 2021 to Minister for Social Security and Local Government at the start of the third Sturgeon government, with the post also taking responsibility for social security, which between 2018 and 2021 was the responsibility of a separate cabinet-level post, the Cabinet Secretary for Social Security and Older People. [2]
The Scottish Government budget is an annual Act of the Scottish Parliament, giving statutory authority to the Scottish Government for its revenue and expenditure plans. For the financial year 2024/25 the budget was approximately £59.7 billion. [1] The Scottish Government Budget Bill is presented to Parliament by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance.
The Scottish Exchequer is responsible for the Scottish Budget, including taxation, spending and measuring performance. The directorates within the Scottish Exchequer have responsibility for financial strategy, the fiscal framework between Scotland and the United Kingdom, public sector pay policy, capital borrowing, and engagement with UK ...