current political and public debates. We therefore focus on the overall funding outlook, income tax revenue performance, local … government funding, and the distributional effects of tax and benefit reforms. …

by how much is unclear. The current UK government wants to announce tax cuts before the upcoming general election, but … history tells us that we should not be surprised if taxes were to rise post-election. And the performance of Scotland …'s devolved tax revenues - in particular given recent and planned tax policy changes - is uncertain. Taken together, these factors …

How much does the Scottish Government spend on higher education, and what challenges does it face on university funding …

Given that education policy is a devolved matter across the UK, a natural question to ask is how school spending per …

The Labour party has proposed a package of policies to remove tax exemptions from private schools. Most importantly in … of these proposals on tax revenues and school spending. …

current political and public debates. We therefore focus on the overall funding outlook, income tax revenue performance, local … government funding, and the distributional effects of tax and benefit reforms. …

After health, funding for Scottish councils is the second largest item in the Scottish Government's Budget. In the …

spending on early childhood education and care has changed over the last two decades. Overall spending on the early years in …