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{{Short description|Annual Act of the Scottish Parliament}}
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The '''Scottish budget''' is an annual [[Act of the Scottish Parliament]], giving [[Statutory power|statutory authority]] to the [[Scottish Government]] for its [[Government revenue|revenue]] and [[Public spending|expenditure]] plans. For the financial year 2016/17 the [[Government budget|budget]] was approximately [[Pound sterling|£]]33.18 billion.<ref name="2016-asp-12">{{cite book | url=http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/12/contents | title=Budget (Scotland) Act 2016 | publisher=The National Archives | author=Scottish Parliament | year=2016 | isbn=978-0-10-590286-7}}</ref>
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[[File:Official portrait of deputy first minister Shona Robison (Cropped 1).jpg|thumb|right|180px|Current finance secretary [[Shona Robison]], since March 2023]]
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The '''Scottish Government budget''' is an annual [[Act of the Scottish Parliament]], giving [[Statutory power|statutory authority]] to the [[Scottish Government]] for its [[Government revenue|revenue]] and [[Public spending|expenditure]] plans. For the financial year 2024/25 the [[Government budget|budget]] was approximately [[Pound sterling|£]]59.7 billion.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scottish Budget 2023 to 2024: guide |url=https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-budget-guide/pages/scottish-budget-2023-to-2024-guide/ |website=www.gov.scot |access-date=20 April 2024 |language=en |date=5 March 2024}}</ref> The Scottish Government Budget Bill is presented to Parliament by the [[Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government|Cabinet Secretary for Finance]]. The current Cabinet Secretary for Finance is [[Shona Robison]] who was appointed to the role in March 2023.


==Purpose==
The Budget Bill is presented to Parliament by the [[Cabinet Secretary for Finance]], who, as of 18 May 2016, is [[Derek Mackay]].
[[File:Finance Secretary - the 2022-23 Scottish Budget (51734149726).jpg|thumb|right|Finance Secretary, [[Kate Forbes]], preparing the 2022–2023 budget]]


The Scottish Government is ultimately accountable to the members of the [[Scottish Parliament]] and to the Scottish public for its use of public money and how its spending is allocated. The Scottish Government allocates funding for areas which include schools, hospitals, policing, certain social security benefits, the economy, climate change and the environment, amongst others, from the Scottish budget. The Scottish budget is primarily funded via the Scottish block grant as well as revenue from devolved taxes.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scottish Budget 2023 to 2024: guide |url=https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-budget-guide/pages/scottish-budget-2023-to-2024-guide/ |website=www.gov.scot |access-date=20 April 2024 |language=en |date=5 March 2024}}</ref> An agreement between the Scottish and UK Government, known as the Fiscal Framework, details arrangements on how Scotland is required to manage its funding which includes limits on borrowing powers as well as arrangements for a reserve fund to allow the transfer of funding between financial years.<ref>{{cite web |title=Scottish Budget 2023 to 2024: guide |url=https://www.gov.scot/publications/scottish-budget-guide/pages/scottish-budget-2023-to-2024-guide/ |website=www.gov.scot |access-date=20 April 2024 |language=en |date=5 March 2024}}</ref>
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== Budget Acts ==


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===Scottish public finance===
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*[[Audit Scotland]]
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*[[Barnett formula]]
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*[[Commission on Scottish Devolution]]
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*[[Finance Directorates]]
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*[[Full fiscal autonomy for Scotland]]
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*[[Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland]]
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*[[Local income tax (Scotland)]]
*[[Public Accounts Committee of the Scottish Parliament]]
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*[[Public Contracts Scotland]]
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*[[Scotland Act 2012]]
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*[[Scottish Consolidated Fund]]
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*[[Finance and Corporate Services Directorates]]
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*[[Union dividend]]

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== Budget Acts ==
===2000–2010===
* '''Budget (Scotland) Act 2000''' ([http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/2/contents asp 2]), presented by [[Jack McConnell]]
* '''Budget (Scotland) Act 2000''' ([http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2000/2/contents asp 2]), presented by [[Jack McConnell]]
* '''Budget (Scotland) Act 2001''' ([http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/4/contents asp 4]), presented by [[Angus MacKay (Scottish politician)|Angus Mackay]]
* '''Budget (Scotland) Act 2001''' ([http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2001/4/contents asp 4]), presented by [[Angus MacKay (Scottish politician)|Angus Mackay]]
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* '''Budget (Scotland) Act 2009''' ([http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2009/2/contents asp 2]), presented by John Swinney
* '''Budget (Scotland) Act 2009''' ([http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2009/2/contents asp 2]), presented by John Swinney
* '''Budget (Scotland) Act 2010''' ([http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/4/contents asp 4]), presented by John Swinney
* '''Budget (Scotland) Act 2010''' ([http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2010/4/contents asp 4]), presented by John Swinney

===2011–2020===
[[File:John Swinney Budget Statement.png|thumb|right|[[John Swinney]] delivers the budget statement to parliament, September 2012]]

* '''Budget (Scotland) Act 2011''' ([http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/4/contents asp 4]), presented by John Swinney
* '''Budget (Scotland) Act 2011''' ([http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2011/4/contents asp 4]), presented by John Swinney
* '''Budget (Scotland) Act 2012''' ([http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2012/2/contents asp 2]), presented by John Swinney
* '''Budget (Scotland) Act 2012''' ([http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2012/2/contents asp 2]), presented by John Swinney
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* '''Budget (Scotland) Act 2017''' ([http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2017/1/contents asp 1]), presented by Derek Mackay
* '''Budget (Scotland) Act 2017''' ([http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2017/1/contents asp 1]), presented by Derek Mackay
* '''Budget (Scotland) Act 2018''' ([http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2018/6/contents asp 1]), presented by Derek Mackay
* '''Budget (Scotland) Act 2018''' ([http://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2018/6/contents asp 1]), presented by Derek Mackay
* '''Budget (Scotland) Act 2019''' ([https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2019/3/contents] asp 3), presented by Derek Mackay
* '''Budget (Scotland) Act 2019''' ([https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2019/3/contents asp 3]), presented by Derek Mackay
* '''Budget (Scotland) Bill 2020''' (Not yet in legislation), presented by Derek Mackay
* '''Budget (Scotland) Act 2020''' ([https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2020/5/contents asp 5]), presented by [[Kate Forbes]]

===2021–present===

* '''Budget (Scotland) Act 2021''' ([https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2021/8/contents asp 8]), presented by Kate Forbes
* '''Budget (Scotland) Act 2022''' ([https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2022/3/contents asp 3]), presented by John Swinney
* '''Budget (Scotland) Act 2023''' ([https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2023/2/contents/2023-11-24 asp 2]), presented by John Swinney
* '''Budget (Scotland) Act 2024''' ([https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2023/2/contents/2023-11-24 asp 3]), presented by [[Shona Robison]]
* '''Budget (Scotland) Act 2025''' ([https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2024/3/contents asp 3]), presented by Shona Robison


== See also ==
== See also ==
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* [[Government spending in the United Kingdom]]
* [[Government spending in the United Kingdom]]
* [[United Kingdom national debt]]
* [[United Kingdom national debt]]

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===Scottish public finance===
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*[[Audit Scotland]]
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*[[Barnett formula]]
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*[[Commission on Scottish Devolution]]
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*[[Finance Directorates]]
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*[[Full fiscal autonomy for Scotland]]
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*[[Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland]]
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*[[Local income tax (Scotland)]]
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*[[Public Accounts Committee of the Scottish Parliament]]
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*[[Public Contracts Scotland]]
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*[[Scotland Act 2012]]
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*[[Scottish Consolidated Fund]]
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*[[Finance and Corporate Services Directorates]]
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*[[Union dividend]]


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Government budgets by country]]
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Latest revision as of 21:38, 6 December 2024

Current finance secretary Shona Robison, since March 2023

The Scottish Government budget is an annual Act of the Scottish Parliament, giving statutory authority to the Scottish Government for its revenue and expenditure plans. For the financial year 2024/25 the budget was approximately £59.7 billion.[1] The Scottish Government Budget Bill is presented to Parliament by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance. The current Cabinet Secretary for Finance is Shona Robison who was appointed to the role in March 2023.

Purpose

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Finance Secretary, Kate Forbes, preparing the 2022–2023 budget

The Scottish Government is ultimately accountable to the members of the Scottish Parliament and to the Scottish public for its use of public money and how its spending is allocated. The Scottish Government allocates funding for areas which include schools, hospitals, policing, certain social security benefits, the economy, climate change and the environment, amongst others, from the Scottish budget. The Scottish budget is primarily funded via the Scottish block grant as well as revenue from devolved taxes.[2] An agreement between the Scottish and UK Government, known as the Fiscal Framework, details arrangements on how Scotland is required to manage its funding which includes limits on borrowing powers as well as arrangements for a reserve fund to allow the transfer of funding between financial years.[3]

Scottish public finance

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Budget Acts

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2000–2010

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  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2000 (asp 2), presented by Jack McConnell
  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2001 (asp 4), presented by Angus Mackay
  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2002 (asp 7), presented by Andy Kerr
  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2003 (asp 6), presented by Andy Kerr
  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2004 (asp 2), presented by Andy Kerr
  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2005 (asp 4), presented by Tom McCabe
  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2006 (asp 5), presented by Tom McCabe
  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2007 (asp 9), presented by Tom McCabe
  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2008 (asp 2), presented by John Swinney
  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2009 (asp 2), presented by John Swinney
  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2010 (asp 4), presented by John Swinney

2011–2020

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John Swinney delivers the budget statement to parliament, September 2012
  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2011 (asp 4), presented by John Swinney
  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2012 (asp 2), presented by John Swinney
  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2013 (asp 4), presented by John Swinney
  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2014 (asp 6), presented by John Swinney
  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2015 (asp 2), presented by John Swinney
  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2016 (asp 12), presented by John Swinney
  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2017 (asp 1), presented by Derek Mackay
  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2018 (asp 1), presented by Derek Mackay
  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2019 (asp 3), presented by Derek Mackay
  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2020 (asp 5), presented by Kate Forbes

2021–present

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  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2021 (asp 8), presented by Kate Forbes
  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2022 (asp 3), presented by John Swinney
  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2023 (asp 2), presented by John Swinney
  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2024 (asp 3), presented by Shona Robison
  • Budget (Scotland) Act 2025 (asp 3), presented by Shona Robison

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Scottish Budget 2023 to 2024: guide". www.gov.scot. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Scottish Budget 2023 to 2024: guide". www.gov.scot. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Scottish Budget 2023 to 2024: guide". www.gov.scot. 5 March 2024. Retrieved 20 April 2024.
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