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In our analysis we have decided in most instances to use the cash terms figures when calculating changes in spending, as introducing an alternative real terms calculation is likely to cause confusion. The one exception to this is in our section comparing local government and Scottish Government historic changes betwe...
On the other hand, Council Tax income as a whole makes up a large proportion of Total Estimated Expenditure in the least deprived authorities (23% compared with 18%). This combines with the uneven impact of the non-discretionary changes to provide the less deprived authorities with a greater gain (Figure 30).
However, some of the Forestry Commissioners' functions operate on a cross-border basis, mainly funded through DEFRA on behalf of England, Scotland and Wales but also with some additional funding from FCS and FES for Scottish-specific activities1Scottish Parliament. (2017, May 10).
S5W-21271 Daniel Johnson: To ask the Scottish Government what the cost is of completing the new Edinburgh children s hospital, broken down by building costs and other set-up costs, and how ’ this compares to the costs that were originally announced.
I will not repeat what the First Minister stated at First Minister’s question time earlier, except to emphasise that the Scottish Government has had a real-terms reduction of 5.2 per cent, whereas there has been a 6.3 per cent real-terms increase in our allocation to local authorities compared with 2021-22.
These changes to the Prison Rules are being taken forward to further support SPS’ response to the exceptional pressures facing prisons during this outbreak.
Committee reports
Date published:
24 February 2025
The Committee asked how schemes took into account the specific demographic, geographic and financial challenges facing crofters compared to larger farm holdings. A Scottish Government official said several measures were in place to make it easier for crofters to comply with the new requirements.