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Committee reports
Date published:
18 March 2024
Stage 1 report on the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill - Objective 2 - the production of high-quality food
Officials stated that regional and local contexts would be taken into account within this objective, with the raising of livestock on less-favoured areas for finishing elsewhere quoted as being “consistent with high-quality food, because they are destined to be high-quality food at the end of their production journey”.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
28 February 2024
Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill - Implementation issues
Scottish Government Officials have told SPICe that work on a more detailed impact analysis has started and that:
Until a detailed impact analysis of the requirements necessary to carry out this unique function is completed in partnership with officials from the DWP and Scottish Government, an accurate account of the costs cannot be predicted.
Committee reports
Date published:
27 February 2024
Report on the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Miscellaneous Amendments) (Scotland) Order 2024 (SSI 2024/draft) - The draft Order
The consultation received 42 responses from individual taxpayers, housing providers and tax and accountancy professionals. A summary of the responses received and the resulting Scottish Government amendments were published on 19 January 2024.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 February 2024
Local government finance: Budget 2024-25 and provisional allocations to local authorities - Local government revenue per head by local authority
It is worth noting that the formula used to allocate funding takes into account a whole range of indicators from population and deprivation to road length and remoteness.
Committee reports
Date published:
31 January 2024
Budget Scrutiny 2024-25 - Overview
The key challenges identified for its budget bid are the same as last year—"inflationary pressures and establishing a budget which is fair and affordable and takes account of continued high inflation”.
The total proposed budget for the SPCB, excluding capital charges and non-cash items, is £126.5m, a net £8.9m increase (7.6%) on the current financial year’s...
Committee reports
Date published:
31 January 2024
Budget Scrutiny 2024-25 - Overall budget proposal
He added that the Corporate Body is not prepared to submit a budget that would compromise the ability of Parliament to operate “to maximum capacity in its ability to support Members in holding the Scottish Government to account”.
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Committee reports
Date published:
31 January 2024
Budget Scrutiny 2024-25 - Income tax proposals
SPICe notes in its Briefing on the Scottish Budget 2024-25 that the income tax net positioniiThe amount by which income tax revenues exceed the block grant adjustment for income tax applied to the Scottish Budget to account for devolved income tax decisions. in 2024-25 is expected to be £1.4bn, and this figure is forecast to rise to £2.3bn in 2028-29, altho...
Committee reports
Date published:
23 January 2024
Stage 1 Report on the Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill - Capacity of the debtor
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During the evidence session in November 2023, the Accountant in Bankruptcy suggested that it might be possible to have a process by which someone could become designated as having the ability to apply for a mental health moratorium on behalf of the individual, and stated he would reflect on this.4Scottish Parliament. (2023, November...
News
Published:
11 January 2024
Reform to the way Scotland manages and delivers industrial injuries benefits is needed, says Holyrood Committee
Collette Stevenson MSP, Convener of the Social Justice and Social Security Committee, said:
“The current Industrial Injuries Scheme, at over 70 years old, is inadequate. It fails to take account of modern work practices and diseases and does not deliver for women or people from ethnic minority backgrounds.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
4 January 2024
Scottish Budget 2024-25 - Capital and infrastructure
Figure 18: Total capital budget, 2024-25, £ millionScottish GovernmentWhen all sources of capital funding are taken into account, the total capital budget is 2.7% lower in cash terms than in 2023-24 (4.3% lower in real terms).
