. —————————— Presiding Officer’s Statement on Legislative Competence On 25 January 2018, the Presiding Officer (Rt Hon Ken Macintosh MSP) made the following statement: “In my view, the provisions of the Budget (Scotland) (No.2) Bill would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.” —————————— Scottish Government Statement on Legislative Competence On 25 January 2018, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Constitution (Derek Mackay MSP) made the following statement: “In my view, the provisions of the Budget (Scotland) (No.2) Bill would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.”