The Fraser of Allander Institute said in an article, published on 26 March, that “we'll have to wait until the OBR has been able to look at the whole policy package in aggregate before we understand the full scale of the impact both on the UK and Scotland”.The Fraser of Allander Institute are correct in noting fiscal risks resulting from decisions by the UK Government, which will reduce payments to some of the most vulnerable people in society in pursuit of their self-imposed fiscal rules and which their own assessment shows will push a further 250,000 people, including 50,000 children, into relative poverty.The Scottish Government will continue to provide vital assistance to enable older people to heat their homes, to help disabled people live...