Fast-track spending review given go-ahead as Brexit deadline looms
Boris Johnson’s Government will fast-track efforts to draw up public spending and investment plans ahead of the looming Brexit deadline.
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Finance Secretary faces grilling of £1 billion Scottish budget black hole
Finance Secretary Derek Mackay is facing a grilling from MSPs over how the Scottish Government plans to meet a possible budget shortfall of more than £1 billion.
Key finance strategy ‘lacking analytical assessment’, economics experts say
The Scottish Government’s latest financial strategy is lacking “analytical assessment” and contains only “limited information” on spending plans, economic experts have said.
Ministers warned they cannot ‘run up credit card’ to deal with budget shortfall
Scottish ministers have been warned they “can’t run up a big credit card bill” to deal with a looming £1 billion budget shortfall.
Scottish Government faces £1bn funding hit over next three years, experts warn
The Scottish Government is facing a possible funding gap of more than £1 billion in its budget for the next three years, a new report has revealed.
Labour Shadow Chancellor John McDonnell urges Philip Hammond to ‘end the brutality’ in tomorrow’s Budget
PHILIP HAMMOND has been told to “show us the money” in tomorrow’s Budget after the Prime Minister promised the Tories were to end austerity.
Scottish Finance Secretary Derek Mackay strikes Budget deal with Green party
SCOTTISH Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has struck a deal with the Green party to win support for his Budget.
Chancellor scraps VAT charge for Scottish police and fire services in Budget
CHANCELLOR Philip Hammond has confirmed he will scrap the requirement for the police and fire service in Scotland to pay VAT - insisting people north of the border should not lose out because of the "obstinacy" of the Scottish Government.
Budget: Chancellor expected to end Scottish police and fire services paying VAT
Your Money: Don’t let a supermarket sweep make you weep
DO you come home from the supermarket laden with random offers you wish you’d left on the shelf? And are you taken aback by the size of your bill?
Only one in three tourists stick to holiday budget, research finds