10 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

10 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

10 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

11 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

34 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

64 h. 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

2 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

4 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 As metaphor for SNP 'incompetence', the already rusting Glen Rosa ferry is hard to beat

Union official says skilled shipbuilders were ‘lions led by donkeys’ as she condemns ‘the hubris, incompetence and mismanagement’ of Scottish Government ministers and others

Politics

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

4 w. ago SNP urged to cut tax for talented overseas workers to 'attract skills and investment'

SNP ministers have been told to realign income tax thresholds with the rest of the UK.

Economics

last month Sandie Peggie tribunal ruling shows 'incompetence beyond belief', says former SNP health secretary

EXCLUSIVE: Alex Neil said if he was health secretary he would have ensured the NHS Fife board was sacked for its role in the Sandie Peggie case.

Society