Following last week's meeting of the Interparliamentary Finance Committee Forum we wrote collectively to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury and the Financial Secretary to express our disappointment that they declined to meet with us.

Find out more👇
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📢NEW: Media Release – Meeting of the Interparliamentary Finance Committee Forum. The Forum has issued a joint statement (rb.gy/9bsnaf) and a letter to the Chief Secretary to the Treasury. (rb.gy/h33agq)
Finance and Public Admn Committee HM Treasury Welsh Treasury

Thanks to everyone who sent written submissions for our inquiry into ‘Scotland’s Commissioner Landscape'.

All 23 are now available online to read and share with your followers.

Oral evidence starts after Easter.

Read and share 👀👇
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Always useful to meet counterparts UK House of Commons and Welsh Parliament at the Interparliamentary Finance Committee Forum. We discussed common interests - holding government to account and scrutinising budgets.

Thanks to David Gauke Harriett Baldwin MP William Wragg MP Office for National Statistics (ONS) Institute for Government👏

On Tuesday we're taking evidence on the Aggregates Tax Bill. We'll hear from:

Eric Brown CIOT
Justine Riccomini ICAS
Isobel d'Inverno Law Society Scotland

And then:

Elaine Lorimer, John McVey and James Lindsay Revenue Scotland.

09:30hrs 📺👀👇
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What does Jeremy Hunt's UK Budget mean for Scottish Government's budget? SPICe analysis⬇️⬇️⬇️

On Tuesday we're taking Stage 1 evidence on the Aggregates Tax Bill.

We'll hear from:

- Jonathan Sharma COSLA
- Alan Doak, Mineral Products Association (Scotland)
- Dougie Neill, Scottish Environmental Services Association

Watch live / catch up 📺
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With the 2024-25 Scottish Budget having passed the final parliamentary hurdle on Tuesday, this blog offers some reflections on this year’s parliamentary budget scrutiny process:

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Our thanks to Brewster Brothers for today’s visit to Livingston and for sharing their knowledge of the construction industry.

Really useful for scrutiny of Scottish Government's Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Bill.

About the Bill👇
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On Tuesday Shona Robison MSP will attend our committee meeting to set out Scottish Government's response to our Budget Report.

Watch live / catch up / share on social
10:30am📺👀

The Scottish Elections (Representation and Reform) Bill makes several changes to the law affecting Scottish Parliament and Scottish local government elections.

Are the costs set out in the Bill's financial memorandum accurate?

Have your say by 6 March👇
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We've written to Minister Maree Todd following our latest scrutiny of the revised costs associated with the #NationalCareService Bill. The deadline for completing Stage 1 of the Bill is 1 March 2024.

Read our letter and conclusions👇
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FINAL REMINDER - closes Friday 9 Feb 👇📷

NEW REPORT: We've published our report on the Scottish Budget 2024-25.

Read the report and its conclusions👇
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Subject to @scotparl's agreement, the Budget Bill timetable will be as follows:

Stage 1 - Thur 8 Feb
Stage 2 - Tues 20 Feb
Stage 3 - Tues 27 Feb

The Scottish Rate Resolution will be taken before Stage 3 begins.

Budget process explained👇
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Behind the scenes in the Fairfax Somerville Committee room at Scottish Parliament.

It's been 15 months since we first scrutinised the cost of the #NationalCareService Bill.

On Thursday, Minister Maree Todd will give evidence on Scottish Government's latest revised financial memorandum to the Bill.

Read cost info👇
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Thur, 09:30am📺👀

On Tuesday we'll take evidence from Scottish Government officials on the revised cost of the #NationalCareService Bill.

Then on Thursday, Minister Maree Todd will appear before the committee as our scrutiny continues.

Latest cost info👇
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Tue, 10:00am📺👀

Yesterday, Parliament agreed to move the Stage 1 deadline for the National Care Service Bill to 1st March.

You can access the latest information about our scrutiny of the Bill, including the new Stage 1 deadline here: ow.ly/iFig50Qs89l

On Thursday, Michael Gove will give evidence to our committee on replacing EU structural funds in Scotland. We'll be asking about @GOV.UK levelling up funding in Scotland.

Mr Gove will join us online.

More Info👉 ow.ly/T6Uo50QrENy

10:30am📺👀👇
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