
Graeme Roy
Visual Content Curator at The Canadian Press
Visual Content Curator, The Canadian Press. Follow me on IG @g_wah
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2 weeks ago |
heraldscotland.com | Graeme Roy
What is announced in the UK spending review will directly shape the financial envelope available to Holyrood (Image: Andrew Milligan) Later this month, two key fiscal statements will set the scene for Scotland’s public finances for the next few years. First, on June 11, the UK Government will publish its long-awaited spending review. Then, on June 25, the Scottish Government will release its latest medium-term financial strategy. Spending reviews are major events.
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1 month ago |
heraldscotland.com | Graeme Roy
The idea of the benefits of trade dates back to Adam Smith (Image: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty) Later this month at the Scottish Fiscal Commission we will publish updated forecasts for the Scottish economy. In normal times, six months is a short period to expect much difference in the economic outlook. However, recent years have seen a rise in unexpected events, from Covid to the cost-of-living crisis, making the outlook more susceptible to change.
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2 months ago |
heraldscotland.com | Graeme Roy
The funding the Scottish Government receives via the Barnett Formula is based on population share, not the age profile of that population (Image: Gordon Terris) Last week at the Scottish Fiscal Commission we published our latest report examining the long-term sustainability of Scotland’s public finances. The analysis spans the next 50 years and sets out some of the fiscal pressures we are likely to face.
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Mar 31, 2025 |
niesr.ac.uk | Adrian Pabst |Graeme Roy |Anton Muscatelli |Stephen Millard
But this static exercise of balancing the books is short sighted. The fiscal rules are supposed to confer the sustainability of the public finances. In other words, ensure that the growth of debt as a share of national income remains bounded. However, sustainability is a complex artefact, composed of both past actions and future expectations – and these rules do not capture the nuanced position in which the UK economy currently sits.
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Mar 31, 2025 |
niesr.ac.uk | Graeme Roy |Anton Muscatelli |Adrian Pabst |Stephen Millard
Will the Spring Statement help to raise economic growth? The outlook for the United Kingdom’s trend growth remains subdued. After years of hovering around 1 per cent per year, growth will pick up as a result of the fiscal stimulus announced in the October 2024 Budget and also the increased defence spending confirmed by the Chancellor in Wednesday’s Spring Statement.
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