3 h. ago 'Decimated': Call for Scots colleges to receive extra 'emergency' £50 million in Scottish budget

The Scottish Tories say colleges should be granted an extra £50 million in the budget to bring them back from a financial cliff edge

Economics

5 h. ago SNP Government Budget will be focused on the priorities of Scots

In his regular column for the Record, the First Minister looks ahead to the Scottish Government Budget.

Politics

9 h. ago Care sector may become ‘irreparably broken’ without more support, union says

Unite says healthcare funding from the previous Budget could have been better spent on support for those in need of care.

Politics

27 h. ago Scottish Budget: Why SNP is going to have to put up income tax for most of us or make devastating cuts

Don’t expect any big tax shocks in the Scottish Budget, but sooner or later, politicians are going to have to be honest about the government’s difficult fiscal position

Economics

27 h. ago As fiscal black hole looms, a 'giveaway' Scottish Budget would be a scandal

Voters may react badly if Finance Secretary Shona Robison’s last Budget ignores the government’s financial problems

Politics

27 h. ago Scottish Budget: What to expect in SNP's spending plans as Holyrood election looms

Shona Robison will deliver her final Scottish Budget this week.

Politics

29 h. ago Scots firefighters warn lives will be lost if service hit with more cuts

The warning comes ahead of Tuesday's Scottish Budget where SNP Finance Secretary Shona Robison will set out the government's spending plans.

Events

51 h. ago Funding a 'constant, indeterminate challenge' for Scottish Ballet's future as Budget looms

The Scottish Government is to deliver its Budget on Tuesday

Economics

3 d. ago Government should say which capital projects will be scrapped – think tank

The Scottish Government will publish its infrastructure plan on Tuesday alongside the budget.

Politics

3 d. ago Labour will not block the Scottish Government’s Holyrood budget, says Sarwar

Finance Secretary Shona Robison will lay out her tax and spending plans on Tuesday.

Politics

3 d. ago SNP Government Budget to pass after Scottish Labour signal abstention over tax and spending plan

Anas Sarwar says he will not make the Budget "fall" after it is announced next week.

Economics

3 d. ago Historic Scottish brewer calls for budget action on business rates after pumping £5m into pubs

“We need the government to listen to the industry and address the need for meaningful reform of business rates” – David McBride, Belhaven Pubs

Economics

5 d. ago Scottish Budget: The case for tax cuts is crystal clear but the SNP aren't listening

Cutting taxes would stimulate the economy, reduce the cost of living, help businesses and generate the higher tax revenues to fund public services

Economics

2 w. ago SNP Government urged to bring back £170m apprenticeship fund 'stolen from young people's futures'

Labour MP Gregor Poynton has written to SNP Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth asking her to reverse the decision to use the money “to plug holes elsewhere in the Scottish Government budget”.

Economics

3 w. ago This Scottish Christmas market ranks among best in the UK for budget

The market has been ranked among the UK’s most cost-efficient, offering festive attractions, a wide range of stalls, and seasonal food and drink.

Economics