Finance and Public Administration Committee
6th Meeting, 2025
The Committee took evidence on the Scottish Government's response to its Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 report from—
Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, Jennie Barugh, Director of Fiscal Sustainability and Exchequer Development, Richard McCallum, Director of Public Spending and Lucy O'Carroll, Director of Tax, Scottish Government.
The Committee considered the Bill at Stage 2.
The following amendments were agreed to (without division): 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.
The following provisions were agreed to without amendment: section 1, section 2, schedule 2, section 3, schedule 3, sections 5 to 11 and the long title.
The following provisions were agreed to as amended: schedule 1 and section 4.
The Committee took evidence from—
Richard Lochhead, Minister for Business and Rachael McKechnie, Deputy Director, Major Events, Scottish Government.
The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting and agreed to approve the proposed Contingent Liability.