The UK Government announced a one-year spending round on 4 September; however, without the tax announcements and the economic forecasts of a full UK budget, he said that the spending round does not give the Scottish Government enough clarity on the funding available for Scotland in 2020-21.iEconomy, Energy and Fair Work Committee, Official Report, 2 October 2019, col 2
The Cabinet Secretary spoke of the need to prioritise in the face of ‘a disorderly Brexit’ which he described as ‘the biggest and most economically disruptive challenge that the Scottish Government has had to face.’