. —————————— Presiding Officer’s Statement on Legislative Competence On 22 December 2022, the Presiding Officer (Alison Johnstone 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 22 December 2022, the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Covid Recovery (John Swinney 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.”