Question reference: S6W-23557
- Asked by: Mercedes Villalba, MSP for North East Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 7 December 2023
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Current status: Answered by Shona Robison on 14 December 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on how any Barnett consequential funding that it receives as a result of the UK Government’s policy of extending the 75% business rates relief for 2023-24 will be distributed.
Answer
The consequentials associated with the UK Government’s policy of extending the 75% business rates relief for retail, hospitality and leisure premises in England in 2023-24 were confirmed in the Autumn Statement on 17 November 2022.
All Barnett consequentials received as a result of the Autumn Statement are considered as a whole ahead of the Scottish Budget each year and are a vital part of Scottish Government’s funding position.
The Scottish Budget 2023-24 which was published on 15 December 2022 set out the Scottish Government’s spending and tax plans for 2023-24. The Autumn Budget Revision 2023 to 2024 was published on 28 September 2023 outlining the changes to the Scottish Government’s spending plans contained in the Budget (Scotland) Act 2023.