. —————————— Presiding Officer’s Statement on Legislative Competence On 21 December 2023, the Deputy Presiding Officer (Annabelle Ewing MSP) made the following statement: “In my view, the provisions of the Budget (Scotland) (No. 3) Bill would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.” —————————— Scottish Government Statement on Legislative Competence On 21 December 2023, the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance (Shona Robison MSP) made the following statement: “In my view, the provisions of the Budget (Scotland) (No. 3) Bill would be within the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament.”