Today, the Office for National Statistics published new figures on government revenues, spending and borrowing.

How have public sector pay and employment changed in Scotland in recent years and what are the implications of those changes?

By 2040, the number of pupils in Scotland is projected to be 90,000 lower than in 2024. Policymakers face a major choice over ...

We present the first consistent estimates of what has happened to Ministry of Justice funding since the early 2000s and put ...

We borrowed and spent more than other countries to respond to the pandemic and the sharp rise in energy prices two years ...

The OBR forecast will underpin the Chancellor’s decisions at the next Spring Forecast. As the OBR comes up with its forecast, ...

At just under £8 billion, spending on schools and childcare is the second-largest area of public service spending in Scotland, behind spending on health. While councils rather than the Scottish ...

This Working Paper is an update of Intergenerational mobility in socio-emotional skills This paper investigates the intergenerational transmission of socio-emotional skills during childhood, using ...

This is a response by David Phillips and Kate Ogden to the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government’s consultation on ‘Local authority funding reform: objectives and principles’. David ...