The negotiations around adjustments to Scotland's block grant have been the subject of months of negotiations between the Scottish and UK governments. David Bell, David Eiser and David Phillips set out the main points of contention.
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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.
David Bell
David Eiser
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- Publisher
- Centre on Constitutional Change
Suggested citation
D, Bell and D, Eiser and D, Phillips. (2016). Adjusting Scotland’s Block Grant: The options on the table. Edinburgh: Centre on Constitutional Change. Available at: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/adjusting-scotlands-block-grant-options-table (accessed: 28 March 2024).
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