On 7 May, voters in Scotland will decide who controls devolved taxes, spending and public policy for next five years.
The visions set out by the different parties vary in significant ways and whoever forms the next Scottish government will have to face up to some harsh fiscal and economic realities.
Kindly hosted by Hampden Bank, the Institute for Fiscal Studies and Scottish Financial Enterprise invite you to join them for a pre-election briefing on the current fiscal and public policy context and analysis of the proposals put forward by Scotland’s political parties.
David Phillips, head of devolved and local government finance at the IFS will first provide an overview of Scottish government funding, public service spending and performance, and tax and benefit policy, before offering analysis on the tax and spending proposals of the different parties. This will be followed by a panel discussion, chaired by long serving business editor at BBC Scotland Douglas Fraser, featuring Sandy Begbie CBE, CEO of SFE, which will dive into the concerns and issues facing business.
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