The Treasury has become obsessed with meeting fiscal rules simply to avoid political embarrassment, even at the expense of intelligent policymaking, a leading think-tank has warned.
Higher-than-expected public sector pay and meeting spending commitments will create a £1.5bn gap in Scotland’s 2024-25 budget, the Fraser of Allander Institute has warned.
A proposal to freeze council tax next year risks “compounding councils’ ongoing underfunding”, the Convention of Scottish Local Authorities has warned while criticising the lack of engagement with...
The Scottish Government will be unable to meet its net zero ambitions without reforms to departmental governance and oversight, an influential think-tank has warned.
Economists have warned against the introduction of a universal basic income across Scotland as part of a knee-jerk reaction to the coronavirus pandemic.
