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Scottish Budget 2024-25: IFS analysis
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22 February 2024 at 10:00
Ahead of the final Scottish Parliament vote on the Budget, IFS researchers presented their analysis of the proposals.
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Read all our analysis so far of the Scottish Budget for 2024–25.
The IFS Scottish Budget Report – 2024–25
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This report looks at the key budgetary and public service issues for the Scottish Government for the 2024–25 financial year and beyond.
22 February 2024
Top-ups to the Scottish Budget for 2024–25 are likely – but huge uncertainty on their scale
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More funding to top up the Scottish Government’s 2024–25 spending plans is likely to become available – but just how much is highly uncertain.
22 February 2024
Scottish Budget 2024-25: IFS analysis
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Ahead of the final Scottish Parliament vote on the Budget, IFS researchers presented their analysis of the proposals.
22 February 2024
Student finance calculator - Scotland
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20 February 2024
Scottish Budget: Higher education spending
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How much does the Scottish Government spend on higher education, and what challenges does it face on university funding and living cost support?
20 February 2024
Scottish Government boosts support for students’ living costs, but further cuts funding for universities to teach them
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How much does the Scottish Government spend on higher education, and what challenges does it face on university funding and living cost support?
20 February 2024
Scottish Budget: Healthcare spending, staffing and activity
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The COVID-19 pandemic is having long-lasting impacts on NHS hospital activity, productivity and performance in Scotland, despite higher funding.
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Scottish NHS is treating fewer patients than pre-pandemic, despite big increases in staffing
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The COVID-19 pandemic is having long-lasting impacts on NHS hospital activity, productivity and performance in Scotland, despite higher funding.
9 February 2024
Scottish Budget: Tax and spending in 2024–25
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The Scottish Government is raising taxes on the 5% highest-income Scots, but health funding is, on current plans, set to fall in real terms next year.
6 February 2024
Scottish Budget: The medium-term outlook and choices
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Devolved income tax revenues are forecast to boost the Scottish Government’s funding over the next five years, but many services could still see cuts.
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Scottish Budget implies real-terms cuts to health spending – a fact not revealed in official documentation
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The Scottish Government is raising taxes on the 5% highest-income Scots, but health funding is, on current plans, set to fall in real terms next year.
6 February 2024
Scottish Budget – further analysis of the Scottish Government’s spending decisions
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We look at the Budget for 2024–25 and the latest spending and funding figures for the current financial year.
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Initial IFS response to the Scottish Budget
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Our initial response to the Scottish Government’s budget for next year.
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