Budget (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill
The Budget Bill is how the Parliament agrees public spending in Scotland. A Budget Bill is introduced to the Parliament every year. It follows a slightly different process to other Bills.
Read more about the budget process
The Bill was passed on 21 February 2023 and became an Act on 27 March 2023
Contents
Introduced
The Scottish Government introduces the Bill and accompanying documents to the Parliament which publishes the Bill.
The Bill was introduced on 22 December 2022
Bill as introduced
Budget (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill as introduced (821KB, pdf) posted 22 December 2022
Related information from the Scottish Government on the bill
Delegated Powers Memorandum
Budget (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill delegated powers memorandum (117KB, pdf) posted 22 December 2022
Budget (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill delegated powers memorandum (print version) (204KB, pdf) posted 22 December 2022
Information on the powers the Bill gives the Scottish Ministers and others to make “secondary legislation” (usually regulations) and to the Scottish Ministers (such as to make guidance).
Statements on Legislative Competence
Budget (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill legislative competence statements (109KB, pdf) posted 22 December 2022
Budget (Scotland) (No. 2) Bill legislative competence statements (print version) (159KB, pdf) posted 22 December 2022
Statements on whether the Bill is within the Parliament’s “legislative competence” (if the Parliament has the power to make the changes to the law proposed by the Bill).
Scottish Parliament research on the Bill
Read the research done by the Scottish Parliament on specific parts of the Bill: