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Scottish Budget 2024–25

Published on 22 February 2024

Read all our analysis of the Scottish Budget for 2024–25.

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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.

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Read all our analysis so far of the Scottish Budget for 2024–25.

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

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

Student finance calculator - Scotland

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This calculator produces rough estimates of the costs and distributional consequences of reforms to the higher education funding system in Scotland.

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.

9 February 2024

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.

6 February 2024

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