Scottish Fiscal Commission

The Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC) has unveiled its latest economic and fiscal forecasts, indicating a slight improvement in the Scottish Government's available funding for 2025-26, which is now projected at £59.6 billion. This figure is almost £0.8bn higher than December 2024 estimate

Professor Graeme Roy has been appointed to be the new chair of the Scottish Fiscal Commission, Scotland’s official independent economic and fiscal forecaster. Following a vote in the Scottish Parliament, Kate Forbes, cabinet secretary for finance and the economy, sealed the appointment of Prof

Social security expenditure in Scotland will total £5.2 billion in 2026-27, according to the Scottish Fiscal Commission’s latest forecast report published today. The amount spent is projected to increase by £1.5bn over the five years due to a variety of reasons including an increas

Scotland's businesses are facing a 25% increase in the total business rates burden in just three years, according to the latest forecast by the Scottish Fiscal Commission.