Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland
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Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (GERS) is an annual report published by the Scottish Government. Its aim is to increase public understanding of fiscal policy
in Scotland, especially fiscal tranfers to and from the UK Exchequer.
The 2010 report showed a £1.3bn budget surplus.
Fiscal policy
In economics and political science, fiscal policy is the use of government expenditure and revenue collection to influence the economy....
in Scotland, especially fiscal tranfers to and from the UK Exchequer.
The 2010 report showed a £1.3bn budget surplus.
See also
- Barnett formulaBarnett formulaThe Barnett formula is a mechanism used by The Treasury in the United Kingdom to adjust the amounts of public expenditure allocated to Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales automatically to reflect changes in spending levels allocated to public services in England, England and Wales or Great...
- Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Employment and Sustainable Growth
- Commission on Scottish DevolutionCommission on Scottish DevolutionThe Commission on Scottish Devolution, also referred to as the Calman Commission, Scottish Parliament Commission or Review was established by an opposition Labour Party motion passed by the Scottish Parliament on 6 December 2007, with the support of the Conservatives and Liberal Democrats...
- Fiscal autonomy for ScotlandFiscal autonomy for ScotlandFull fiscal autonomy, sometimes referred to as devolution max, devo-max or fiscal federalism, has come to be used to describe a situation where instead of receiving a block grant from the UK Exchequer as at present, the Scottish Parliament would receive all taxation levied in Scotland and would...
- Local income tax (Scotland)
- Public Accounts Committee of the Scottish Parliament
- Public Contracts ScotlandPublic Contracts ScotlandPublic Contracts Scotland is the national advertising website for Scottish public sector organisations to post Official Journal of the European Union notices and low value contracts commonly known as sub-threshold notices on the website and make subsequent awards...
- Scotland Bill 2011Scotland Bill 2011The Scotland Bill is a bill proposed by the Conservative-Liberal Democrat coalition UK Government, with broad support from the opposition Labour Party, setting out amendments to the Scotland Act 1998, with the aim of devolving further powers to Scotland....
- Scottish Consolidated FundScottish Consolidated FundThe Scottish Consolidated Fund is the main fund operated by the Scottish Parliament. It receives a block grant from the UK Parliament's Consolidated Fund plus the operational receipts of the Scottish Government...
- Scottish Variable Rate
- Union dividendUnion dividendThe Union dividend is a term used by British unionists to describe the financial benefits which they believe that Scotland and Wales derive from being parts of the United Kingdom....
External link
- Official website at the Scottish Government