1. Decision on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 4 in private.

2. Scottish Fiscal Commission: Scotland's Economic and Fiscal Forecasts - August 2021

The Committee will take evidence from—

• Dame Susan Rice DBE
  Chair
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor Alasdair Smith
  Commissioner
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• Professor Francis Breedon
  Commissioner
  Scottish Fiscal Commission
• John Ireland
  Chief Executive
  Scottish Fiscal Commission

3. Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy

The Committee will take evidence from—

• Kate Forbes
  Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy
  Scottish Government
• Douglas McLaren
  Deputy Director, Budget, Pay & Pensions
  Scottish Government

4. Work programme

The Committee will consider its work programme.