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The coming 12 months can’t promise the bumper crop of elections we saw during 2024, when countries home to about half the world’s population headed to the polls. Still, voters will cast ballots in several important elections throughout the year – and many of the themes persist: the impact of…

Ministers were unanimous in green-lighting the public feedback exercise.

Cost-of-living relief measures are off the table in the mid-year budget update, as a tax expenditure list shows the type of deductions that cost the most.

The SNP argued the UK Government is treating Scotland as an ‘afterthought’.

SNP Government leaders are drifting “too far” from the party policy decided by their members, figures within the SNP have warned.

But First Minister John Swinney urged the Labour leader to support his party’s tax and spending plans.

The Scottish Finance Secretary said she is ‘determined’ to get more cash to help the public sector fund increased contributions.

TWO respected financial institutions have given their verdict on the SNP Government Budget, noting a “significant increase” in public service…

For the last three years the Scottish Government has been forced to make in-year adjustments to its Budget.