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That will shine a light on tailored support for rural women, who may find themselves taking up new roles in the rural economy or setting up new businesses.
In my speech on that topic in 2023, I expressed my disappointment in the Government’s decision to roll back funding that it had announced for Scotland’s colleges and universities, yet the latest budget has allocated a real-terms resource funding cut to colleges and universities.
Recently, the Cabinet Secretary for Justice visited Dundee to see in action the new digital evidence sharing capability—DESC—service that is being piloted there.
It began its consideration of the recommendations in March 2023 and held an evidence session on 26 October 2023 with Susan Duffy, the parliamentary official who led on the Audit, and from Professor Sarah Childs and Meryl Kenny who were expert advisers on the Board overseeing the Audit.
This trend is set to continue. For example, in 2025/26 alone, the Scottish Government expects to raise up to £1.7 billion from Scottish Income Tax through its policy choices, yet the Scottish Budget is only projected to benefit by £616 million.