Chamber and committees

Finance and Public Administration Committee

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Meeting Agenda

4th Meeting, 2026

• Date: Wednesday, September 9, 2026
• Session: 7
• Location: Committee Room 1
• Start time: 09:30am
• Published: Tuesday, September 8, 2026 10:00am

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1 Decisions on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take item 3 in private and also take future items to consider evidence heard during pre-budget scrutiny 2027-28 in private at future meetings.

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2 Pre-budget Scrutiny 2027-28: Affordability and sustainability of Scotland's tax and spending plans

The Committee will take evidence from—

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Witnesses

Professor David Bell, Professor of Economics, University of Stirling

Dr João Sousa, Senior Research Economist, Institute for Fiscal Studies

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Stephen Boyd, Director, Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) Scotland

Professor Jim Gallagher, RSE Trustee and Chair of the RSE Audit and Risk Committee, Royal Society of Edinburgh

Alison Payne, Research Director, Enlighten

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Paper 1 Pre budget scrutiny 2027 28 posted 04/09/2026 (Ref: FPAC/S7/26/4/1, 111KB, pdf)

FPAC/S7/26/4/2(P) (Private Paper)

FPAC/S7/26/4/3(P) (Private Paper)

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3 Pre-budget scrutiny 2027-28: Affordability and sustainability of Scotland's tax and spending plans

The Committee will consider the evidence heard at agenda item 2.

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4 Work programme (in private) (Private)

The Committee will consider its work programme.

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FPAC/S7/26/4/4(P) (Private Paper)

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