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Chamber and committees

Finance and Public Administration Committee


Minutes: 10 March 2026

Tuesday, 10 March 2026

10th Meeting, 2026

Start time:08:40am
End time: 12:30pm
Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
Published: Tuesday, 10 March 2026
Apologies received from:

Minutes


1. Scottish Spending Review 2026 and Infrastructure Delivery Pipeline 2026:

The Committee took evidence from—

Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government and Richard McCallum, Director of Public Spending, Scottish Government.


2. Public administration in government:

The Committee took evidence from—

Joe Griffin, Permanent Secretary, Lesley Fraser, Director-General Corporate and Richard McCallum, Director of Public Spending, Scottish Government.


3. Subordinate legislation:

The Committee took evidence on the Scottish Landfill Tax (Standard Rate and Lower Rate) Order 2026 (SSI 2026/97) from—

Ivan McKee, Minister for Public Finance, Scottish Government.


4. Subordinate legislation:

Ivan McKee (Minister for Public Finance) moved—

S6M-20861—That the Finance and Public Administration Committee recommends that the Scottish Landfill Tax (Standard Rate and Lower Rate) Order 2026 (SSI 2026/97) be approved.



The motion was agreed to.


5. Annual report (In Private):

The Committee considered and agreed a draft annual report for the parliamentary year from 13 May 2025 to 8 April 2026.


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