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Subjects: Economy and Finance | Environment and Energy

Climate Governance of the Scottish Budget

Author(s): Iain Thom, Alasdair Reid, Andrew Feeney-Seale

This briefing provides a guide to the tools and approaches available to Members and Committees to scrutinise public expenditure and taxation policy from a climate change perspective. It summarises past examples of climate-focused financial scrutiny in sessions four and five of the Scottish Parliament, including the relevant changes to the Scottish budget process, and international examples and frameworks.

Summary

This briefing provides a guide to the tools and approaches available to Members and Committees to scrutinise public expenditure and taxation policy from a climate change perspective. It summarises past examples of climate-focused financial scrutiny in sessions four and five of the Scottish Parliament, including the relevant changes to the Scottish budget process, and international examples and frameworks.

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