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| “The Independent Budget Review will inform public and parliamentary debate about the challenges and choices we face as a result of the spending cuts set in train by the previous UK Government, and intensified by the current Westminster coalition.” John Swinney MSP, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth, The Scottish Government - July 2010 |
The much heralded cuts in public spending faced by Scotland are unprecedented and the likely effects far-reaching. New analysis of the UK Government’s Emergency Budget puts the cumulative reduction at £42bn. According to the Fraser of Allander Institute, it could result in the loss of 126,000 jobs in Scotland over the next five years, 90,000 of them in the public sector. Read more... |
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Keynote speakers
Chair, Independent Budget Review
Chief Executive, Improvement Service
Auditor General for Scotland
Chief Executive, Glasgow City Council
Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde