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However, you are saying that perhaps we should be much more willing and keen to compare ourselves with comparable nations and economies around the world.
Local government allocation as % of Scottish Government budget
It is possible to show the local government allocation as a percentage of total Scottish Government Budget, and how this compares over time. Chart 3 presents provisional revenue allocations as a percentage of total Scottish Government revenue budget (plus Non-Domestic Rates income).
Typical weekly pay in Scotland
This section looks at weekly pay for all employees in Scotland, broken down by those in full-time and part-time employment, and how these numbers compare to the other regions and nations of the UK.
Provisional Revenue allocations
In order to account for additional funding allocated at Stage 1 of the Budget process for 2018-19, along with the new Budget process, the Scottish Government have confirmed that the most accurate basis for comparison would be to compare provisional allocations from Finance Circular 8/2018, published to accompany the Budget 2...
However, when the OBR updated its UK forecasts in March this year for the Spring Budget, it raised its income tax forecast for the rest of the UK in 2018-19 compared to its previous forecast. This caused the BGA for income tax to increase by £181m.
Despite the rate being unchanged over the quarter in Scotland, it is still one of the lowest rates since comparable records began in 1992.
The employment rate in Scotland fell over the quarter and is now 75.0% which is just below the UK figure of 75.3%.