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Scottish election 2021

Published on 6 May 2021

We published a range of Scottish Election Briefing Notes on tax, benefits and public spending, co-funded by the Scottish Policy Foundation.

This year, for the first time and co-funded by the Scottish Policy Foundation, the Institute for Fiscal Studies is publishing a range of Scottish Election Briefing Notes on tax, benefits and public spending, and the parties' plans for the coming parliamentary term.

Fiscal devolution and the resulting growing differences in policies compared to the rest of the UK, and the starkly different visions of Scotland's future set out by the different parties, mean independent and impartial analysis is more important than ever before.

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Scottish tax, benefits and public spending - what's happened and what do the parties propose?

Slides from 'Scottish tax, benefits and public spending - what's happened and what do the parties propose? ' are available for download here.

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Scottish tax, benefits and public spending - what's happened and what do the parties propose?

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For the first time, and co-funded by the Scottish Policy Foundation, the Institute for Fiscal Studies published a range of Scottish Election Briefing Notes on tax, benefits and public spending, and the parties plans for the coming parliamentary term. We presented the main findings of our analysis ahead of the election at a live webinar, in partnership with the University of Glasgow.

26 April 2021

Lack of credibility unites manifesto offering of three biggest Scottish parties

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All three manifestos show a disconnect from the fiscal reality the next Scottish Government is likely to face.

26 April 2021

The Scottish Labour manifesto - an initial response from IFS researchers

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Scottish Labour set out a vision for big expansion of the welfare state - with no sense of how much this would eventually cost or how it would be paid for

22 April 2021

The Scottish Conservatives manifesto - an initial response from IFS researchers

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The Scottish Conservatives offer extra spending on the NHS and a range of targeted measures – but an ambition to cut income tax looks unlikely to be realised without cuts to at least some services.

19 April 2021

SNP Manifesto - An initial response from IFS researchers

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15 April 2021

The Scottish Government’s record on tax and benefit policy

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Are there any common themes in how the current Scottish Government has used these powers? Who are the winners and losers from the reforms it has under

15 April 2021

Public service spending in Scotland: trends and key issues

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How is Scotland's higher spending allocated across different services? How have these allocations changed over time? And how do a range of headline in

14 April 2021

How and why has the Scottish Government’s funding changed in recent years?

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Scottish Government funding per person is over 30% higher than equivalent English funding. But it has still chosen to use temporary COVID funding to p

31 March 2021

Scottish election 2021

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Scottish tax, benefits and public spending - what's happened and what do the parties propose?

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Scottish tax, benefits and public spending - what's happened and what do the parties propose?

Lack of credibility unites manifesto offering of three biggest Scottish parties

The Scottish Labour manifesto - an initial response from IFS researchers

The Scottish Conservatives manifesto - an initial response from IFS researchers

SNP Manifesto - An initial response from IFS researchers

The Scottish Government’s record on tax and benefit policy

Public service spending in Scotland: trends and key issues

How and why has the Scottish Government’s funding changed in recent years?

What's happening to Scottish taxes and benefits?

How much does the Scottish Government spend? And how does it spend it?

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Scottish tax, benefits and public spending - what's happened and what do the parties propose?

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What's happening to Scottish taxes and benefits?

How much does the Scottish Government spend? And how does it spend it?

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