The Scottish elections happen on May 6th.
This year, for the first time and co-funded by the Scottish Policy Foundation, the Institute for Fiscal Studies is publishing a range of Scottish Election analysis on tax, benefits and public spending, and the parties' plans for the coming parliamentary term.
Find out more at https://www.ifs.org.uk/scottish-election
Authors
Associate Director
David is Head of Devolved and Local Government Finance. He also works on tax in developing countries as part of our TaxDev centre.
Explainer details
- Publisher
- IFS
Suggested citation
Phillips, D. (2021). Government spending [Explainer] IFS. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/articles/government-spending (accessed: 19 May 2024).
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