Question reference: S4W-21353
- Asked by: Jamie Hepburn, MSP for Cumbernauld and Kilsyth, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 27 May 2014
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Current status: Initiated by the Scottish Government. Answered by John Swinney on 28 May 2014
Question
To ask the Scottish Government when it will publish further projections of the public finances of an independent Scotland.
Answer
The Scottish Government has on 28 May 2014 published the report Outlook for Scotland’s Public Finances and the Opportunities of Independence. The report expands the analysis of Scotland’s public finances provided in Scotland’s Future by demonstrating how they could evolve over a range of time periods and under different assumptions about the division of assets and liabilities held by the UK Government and wider public sector, and Scotland’s economic performance.
The report is available from:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Economy/Publications/PSFOutlook
The Scottish Government has also published on 28 May 2014 the latest Oil and Gas Analytical Bulletin which provides a detailed analysis of the outlook for the industry over the next five years. It is available from:
http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/Economy/Publications/oilandgas/May2014