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Scots getting ‘best deal on council tax’ in Britain, SNP MSP says

Scots are getting the “best deal in Britain” when it comes to council tax payments, the SNP has claimed, resulting in households paying hundreds of pounds less than they would south of the border. MSP Kenneth Gibson highlighted the figures ahead of ...

04 Apr 2022 at 23:25

Scotland

Not fair to judge civil servants now over missing ferry document, MSPs told

Scotland’s new top civil servant has said it wouldn’t “be fair” for him to judge staff who failed to document a key decision over the awarding of a £97 million ferry contract which could cost as much as £250 million. John-Paul Marks, who took up ...

03 May 2022 at 15:25

Scotland

Minister challenged over financial implications of delay to social care reform

The Scottish Government is being challenged to reveal the “full financial implications” of delaying its flagship legislation to reform social care. Kenneth Gibson, the SNP MSP who is the convener of Holyrood’s Finance Committee, has written to ...

10 Mar 2023 at 17:51

Budget delivers priorities of progressive government, says Swinney

Scotland’s Deputy First Minister has said his tax and spending plans for the next year deliver on the “priorities of a progressive government”. Speaking in the stage one debate on the budget, John Swinney urged MSPs to back the Bill. Under ...

02 Feb 2023 at 16:08

MSPs back Scottish Government budget

MSPs have voted to back the Scottish Government’s tax and spending plans in a Holyrood vote. Deputy First Minister John Swinney said the budget for the next year would deliver on the “priorities of a progressive government”. MSPs voted to ...

02 Feb 2023 at 17:32

Scotland

‘Assiduous’ efforts being made to balance budget, says Swinney

Deputy First Minister John Swinney has said “assiduous” efforts are being made to close the £100 million hole in the government’s budget, with some minor spending pledges potentially being delayed. Mr Swinney told MSPs last week that the ...

07 Feb 2023 at 12:26

Scotland

Holyrood committee urges greater transparency in civil service decision-making

Scotland’s most senior civil servant must have greater transparency in driving understanding of Scottish Government decision-making, a Holyrood committee has said. MSPs on the Finance and Public Administration Committee have published a ...

03 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Committee’s concern over financial memorandums will be given effect – minister

A Holyrood committee’s concerns over a lack of consistency in the Scottish Government’s financial planning for new legislation will be addressed, a minister has said. Jamie Hepburn, minister for parliamentary business, told the ...

16 Aug 2024 at 11:22

Scotland

Former top civil servant Leslie Evans ‘unable’ to speak to Holyrood committee

The convener of a Holyrood committee has spoken of his disappointment at the “discourtesy” after it was revealed that Scotland’s former top civil servant would not give evidence to the panel. Leslie Evans left her post as ...

10 Mar 2022 at 12:55

Scotland

Jackson Carlaw: 1.5% pay rise for MSPs is not ‘virtue signalling’

A below-inflation increase to MSPs’ pay has been described as “not virtue signalling” by a member of Holyrood’s governing body. MSPs will receive a 1.5% increase from April, meaning the rate of pay will be £67,661. ...

10 Jan 2023 at 11:51

Scotland

We lack confidence in Scottish Government costings for new laws, say MSPs

Holyrood’s Finance Committee has said there is a “lack of confidence” in Scottish Government reports setting out how much new legislation will cost. Committee convener Kenneth Gibson also complained that there are ...

18 Apr 2024 at 13:33

Scotland

MSPs call for moratorium on creating new commissioners

A Holyrood committee has called for a moratorium on the creation of any new commissioner-style bodies in Scotland. The Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Public Administration Committee says it has heard ...

16 Sept 2024 at 00:01

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