John Swinney has said the UK Labour Government’s handling of welfare reforms has been “chaotic and shambolic”, as he ...

Scottish Finance Secretary Shona Robison announces a new 45% tax rate, as part of her budget. It will apply to earnings between £75,000 and £125,140 ...

The Scottish Budget will be available to watch on a host of news channels and will also aired on the BBC Scotland channel with a Politics Special at 2:15pm. Advertisement. Hide Ad.

Scottish councils will receive a record funding settlement from the Budget. Ms Robison said: “In 2025-26, the Scottish Government will increase local authority funding by more than £1 billion.

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The future of The National Treatment Centre at Carrick Glen Hospital, Ayr, won’t be known until December. The plans were put ...

Deputy First Minister John Swinney has outlined the Scottish government's tax and spending plans for the year ahead. He told MSPs how devolved tax revenues and the block grant from the UK ...

The Scottish Secretary has said the UK Government is still working to reform the “utterly broken” welfare system, following ...

The Budget is the Scottish Government’s tax and spending plans for the next financial year, which will run from 1 April 2025 until 31 March 2026. Measures included in the budget cover areas such as ...

Scottish Budget chaos as Greens threaten to veto the SNP's economic plans unless they bring in a mansion tax - alongside levies on private jets and shops selling booze.

The outlook for the Scottish and UK economies has weakened, with growth now expected to remain sluggish through the rest of 2025, according to the Fraser of Allander Institute at the University of ...