Related documents
![Image representing the file: Download David Phillips' slides](/sites/default/files/2023-02/The-outlook-for-overall-and-local-government-funding.pdf.jpg)
Download David Phillips' slides
PDF | 197.08 KB
![Image representing the file: Download Bee Boileau's slides](/sites/default/files/2023-02/Income-tax-performance.pdf.jpg)
Download Bee Boileau's slides
PDF | 157.12 KB
![Image representing the file: Download Thomas Wernham's slides](/sites/default/files/2023-02/Scottish-tax-and-benefit-reforms.pdf.jpg)
Download Thomas Wernham's slides
PDF | 165.17 KB
In December, the Scottish government announced their Budget for the coming financial year, further raising tax rates on high earners relative to the rest of the UK, but also pencilling in a reduction in non-benefits spending compared to the current year. As the Budget progressed through the Scottish Parliament, the IFS published a series of reports looking in detail at Scottish tax, benefits and public spending policies in the coming year and beyond.
At this online event, ahead of the final Scottish Parliament vote on the Budget, IFS researchers brought together this work to present in-depth analysis of:
- The Scottish Government's overall funding outlook
- Scottish councils' funding and spending
- Income tax revenue performance
- The effects of Scotland's tax and benefit reforms
Speakers
![Bee Boileau](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-06/Bee_Boileau.jpg?itok=wJws21TR)
Research Economist
Bee joined the IFS in 2021 as a Research Economist and works in the Retirement, Saving and Ageing sector.
![David Phillips](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-06/David_Phillips.jpg?itok=wr3uc1L2)
Associate Director
David is Head of Devolved and Local Government Finance. He also works on tax in developing countries as part of our TaxDev centre.
![Thomas Wernham](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2022-06/Thomas_Wernham.jpg?itok=F0nQGrpb)
Research Economist
Tom is a Research Economist in the Income, Work and Welfare sector, having joined the IFS in 2020.
Event details
- Publisher
- Institute for Fiscal Studies
More from IFS
Understand this issue
![Microphone](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2024-06/Microphone.jpg?itok=soM7Wvbz)
Election Special: Your questions answered
27 June 2024
![Tom Waters](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2024-06/tom%20waters.jpg?itok=faDtwS3F)
What is the two-child limit in benefits?
27 June 2024
![Interview](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2024-06/1.jpg?itok=mjderngL)
Election Special: The big issues politicians haven't spoken about
25 June 2024
Policy analysis
![Welsh town with mountains behind](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2024-06/Welsh-town-feature.jpg?itok=5axb5wZn)
How would the parties’ tax and spending plans affect Scotland and Wales?
28 June 2024
![Polling station](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2024-06/Polling-station-school.jpg?itok=uS-l6b-1)
What are the parties’ plans for benefits and taxes?
24 June 2024
![John Swinney](/sites/default/files/styles/square_desktop/public/2024-06/John-Swinney-Feature.jpg?itok=hYDF6W90)
SNP manifesto: a reaction
19 June 2024
Academic research
![Journal cover](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait/public/2024-01/Review%20of%20Economics%20and%20Statistics.jpg?itok=17sKhTtl)
Intertemporal income shifting and the taxation of business owner-managers
24 January 2024
![Working Paper Cover](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait/public/2023-11/WP202333-Insurance-redistribution-and-the-inequality-of-lifetime-income_Page_01.jpg?itok=R5jXnKQm)
Insurance, redistribution, and the inequality of lifetime income
2 November 2023
![Working paper cover](/sites/default/files/styles/portrait/public/2024-03/WP202405-The-menopause-penalty.jpg?itok=EMllthlH)
The menopause "penalty"
18 March 2024