These documents relate to the Budget (Scotland) (No.4) Bill (SP Bill 63) as introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 6 February 2020 Budget (Scotland) (No.4) Bill —————————— Statements on Legislative Competence As required under Rule 9.3.1 and 1A of the Parliament’s Standing Orders, these statements on legislative competence are published to accompany the Budget (Scotland) (No.4) Bill, introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 6 February 2020. —————————— Presiding Officer’s Statement on Legislative Competence On 6 February 2020, the Presiding Officer (Rt Hon Ken Macintosh MSP) made the following statement: “In my view, the provisions of the Budget (Scotland) (No.4) Bill would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.” —————————— Scottish Government Statement on Legislative Competence On 6 February 2020, the First Minister (Nicola Sturgeon) made the following statement: “In my view, the provisions of the Budget (Scotland) (No.4) Bill would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.”