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The agreement between the Scottish government and the United Kingdom government on the Scottish government’s fiscal framework

On Tuesday 23rd February the Scottish and UK governments agreed a new fiscal framework for the Scottish government.

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The agreement between the Scottish government and the United Kingdom government on the Scottish government’s fiscal framework

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Operation and governance of the Scottish government’s fiscal framework

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The new fiscal framework will underpin the further powers over tax and welfare that are being devolved to Scotland through the Scotland Bill.

On Tuesday 15 March the Scottish and UK governments published a further annex to the fiscal framework for the Scottish government.

On 27 February 2019, the UK and Scottish Governments agreed the Audit and Accountability Framework. It is jointly published GOV.UK and GOV.SCOT to accompany the Scottish Government’s Fiscal Framework.

Published 25 February 2016
Last updated 8 March 2019 + show all updates
  1. Updated with 'Scottish devolution: a framework for audit and accountability'.

  2. Updated with a further annex.

  3. First published.