Scottish budget

The Scottish budget is an annual Act of the Scottish Parliament, giving statutory authority to the Scottish Government for its revenue and expenditure plans. For the financial year 2011-12 the budget was approximately £30 billion.

The Budget Bill is presented to Parliament by the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, currently John Swinney.

Budget Acts

• Budget (Scotland) Act 2000, presented by Jack McConnell
• Budget (Scotland) Act 2001, presented by Angus Mackay
• Budget (Scotland) Act 2002, presented by Andy Kerr
• Budget (Scotland) Act 2003, presented by Andy Kerr
• Budget (Scotland) Act 2004, presented by Andy Kerr
• Budget (Scotland) Act 2005, presented by Tom McCabe
• Budget (Scotland) Act 2006, presented by Tom McCabe
• Budget (Scotland) Act 2007, presented by Tom McCabe
• Budget (Scotland) Act 2008, presented by John Swinney
• Budget (Scotland) Act 2009, presented by John Swinney
• Budget (Scotland) Act 2010, presented by John Swinney
• Budget (Scotland) Act 2011, presented by John Swinney
• Budget (Scotland) Act 2012, presented by John Swinney

See also

• Economy of Scotland
• European Union budget
• United Kingdom budget
• Countries of the United Kingdom by GVA per capita
• Government spending in the United Kingdom
• United Kingdom national debt

Scottish public finance

• Audit Scotland
• Barnett formula
• Commission on Scottish Devolution
• Finance Directorates
• Full fiscal autonomy for Scotland
• Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland
• Local income tax (Scotland)
• Public Accounts Committee of the Scottish Parliament
• Public Contracts Scotland
• Scotland Act 2012
• Scottish Consolidated Fund
• Finance and Corporate Services Directorates
• Union dividend

External links

• Scottish Budget pages at the official Scottish Government website
• "A Scottish budget for jobs and growth". News Releases - Draft Budget for 2013-14. Edinburgh: The Scottish Government. 19 September 2012.