Forecast
Supplementary Publication – Fiscal Update – September 2020
This Fiscal Update sets out how COVID-19 has affected the Scottish Budget and Scotland’s economic outlook.
About Us
We are Scotland’s official, independent economic and fiscal forecaster. We produce five-year forecasts twice a year to support Scotland’s budget cycle.
Forecast
Supplementary Costing – Scottish Child Payment
This Supplementary Costing sets out our forecasts of a new payment being launched by the Scottish Government, Scottish Child Payment.
Publication
Forecast Evaluation Report – September 2020
This report evaluates our December 2018 forecasts, comparing them to outturn data.
Scottish 2018-19 income tax outturn data
We have written to the Finance Committee about the latest Scottish income tax outturn data. We’ll provide a full evaluation of these data and our forecasts on 5 October.
Publication
Statement of Data Needs – September 2020
This report describes the main areas where we believe improvements are required in the data and information we use for forecasting.
Webinar – 3 September 2020
On 3 September 2020 we held our first live webinar, where we discussed our Fiscal Update and answered your questions.
Vacancy – Economic and Fiscal Analyst
We are currently looking for an Economic and Fiscal Analyst to join our team.