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K enneth Gibson MSP Convener Finance and Public Administration Committee The Scottish Parliament Sent via email 26 June 2024 Dear Convener, The Cabinet Secretary has now confirmed that the Scottish Government will publish a fiscal update in September, rather than a full Medium Term Financial Strategy accompanied by a set of forecasts from the Commission.
This week, the Scottish Government continues to equivocate on new licences for oil and gas. The First Minister’s latest position is that the Scottish National Party is okay with new oil and gas if it passes a climate compatibility assessment.
It also plans to “integrate progress on public service reform into the forthcoming FSDP”.1Scottish Government. (2024). Scottish Budget 2025-26. Retrieved from https://www.gov.scot/binaries/content/documents/govscot/publications/corporate-report/2024/12/scottish-budget-2025-2026/documents/scottish-budget-2025-26/scottish-budget-2025-26/govscot%3Adocument/scottish-budget-2025-26.pdf Further information on the aims of the £30m Invest to Save fund are provided in the Scottish Government’s December update report to the Committee.
Much of our work and comment is based on English and Welsh data, however it would be reasonable to assume that the situation in Scotland is broadly comparable to that existing south of the border. 1. The latest ALARM survey – carried out annually by the Asphalt Industry Alliance – puts the one-off cost of bringing all local roads in England and Wales up to ...
Official Report, 5 October 2023, Col 26.
The affordable housing supply outturn report for 2021-22, the latest year available, notes the Budget was underspent by just under a fifth, attributed to COVID impacts and construction and workforce issues.