The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body has not consideredestablishing a budget office in the Parliament to provide an independentassessment of Executive financial estimates.Suchassessment is already provided by the Finance Committee, whose remit, underRule 6.6 of Standing Orders is:Toconsider and report on:(a)any report or other document laid before the Parliament by members of the Scottish Executive containing proposals for, or budgets of, public expenditure or proposalsfor the making of a tax-varying resolution, taking into account...