The Economy and Fair Work Committee is undertaking pre-budget scrutiny ahead of the Scottish Government’s Budget for 2025-26, which will be published on 4 December 2024.
In line with the recommendations of the Budget Process Review Group (BPRG) report, Scottish Parliament committees undertake pre-budget scrutiny in advance of the publication of the Scottish budget.
The purpose of pre-budget scrutiny is for Committees to provide comment to the Scottish Government, in the form of a letter or report, at least six weeks prior to the Scottish budget with the aim of influencing the budget when priorities are set.
To inform its pre-budget letter, the Committee will take evidence from:
Highlands and Islands Enterprise (530KB, pdf) posted 23 September 2024
South of Scotland Enterprise (237KB, pdf) posted 23 September 2024
Visit Scotland (2MB, pdf) posted 23 September 2024
The Committee has sent and received the following correspondence during the inquiry:
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic, 20 February 2025
Letter to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic, 11 February 2025
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic, 23 January 2025
Letter from Consumer Scotland, 16 January 2025
Letter from the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic, 4 December 2024
Letter to the Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Gaelic, 6 November 2024