Question reference: S6W-23643
- Asked by: Donald Cameron, MSP for Highlands and Islands, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 7 December 2023
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Current status: Answered by Jamie Hepburn on 20 December 2023
Question
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will confirm the costs associated with the (a) production and (b) publication of the paper, Social security in an independent Scotland.
Answer
The external costs associated with the production and publication of the Building a New Scotland paper, ‘Social security in an independent Scotland’, are set out in the following table:
Costs | |||
Task | VAT % | VAT | Net Price |
Formatting and Online Publication | 20 | 840.43
| 4,202.18 |
Summary Document | 20 | 84.67
| 423.36 |
Summary Document – Easy Read Version | 20 | 261.21 | 1,306.03 |
Summary Document – Language Translations | 20 | 1,384.48
| 6,922.38 |
Summary Document – BSL Translation | 20 | 357.50 | 1,787.50 |
Summary Document – Audio Translation | 20 | 35.58 | 177.90 |
Printed Copies | 0 | 0 | 2,487.46 |
Total | £2,963.87 | £17,306.81 | |
Total (including VAT) | £20,270.68 |
Papers in the Building a New Scotland prospectus series are available at the following link: www.gov.scot/newscotland .