scottish economy

3 min read 2023-01-27 23:07:35

Weekly update – business sentiment shows a glimmer of optimism as government budgets are squeezed

This week, there were a number of business surveys out trying to capture the sentiment of the business base as 2023 kicks off. Our favourite one is,

4 min read 2023-01-26 15:30:11

This press release summarises the key results from our latest Fraser of Allander (FAI) Scottish Business Monitor, published in partnership with

3 min read 2023-01-21 01:33:40

This week always feels like a bit of a transition every year – it starts to feel a bit late to say “Happy New Year”, and the start of the week

3 min read 2022-12-16 20:42:58

It’s been quite a week. Even before the Budget yesterday, we had a bumper week of economic data to digest. Our initial analysis of the Budget

10 min read 2022-12-16 02:09:31

Early today, the Deputy First Minister announced the Scottish Government’s draft budget. This is (hopefully!) the last of many fiscal statements

2 min read 2022-12-13 00:17:52

The outlook for Scotland’s budget in 2023-24 has undoubtedly been made more challenging due to factors wholly outwith the control of the Scottish

2 min read 2022-12-09 19:25:20

This week Fraser HQ has been the scene of a fun natural experiment: what would happen if we all got ill at the same time? Based on the results we

3 min read 2022-12-03 00:24:46

Every year we publish Scotland’s Budget Report, where we look ahead to the choices the Scottish Government may make in the presentation of their

3 min read 2022-12-01 18:00:46

The Chancellor of the Exchequer had the unenviable job last month of striking the balance of signalling stability to markets while supporting

16 min read 2022-11-18 00:29:32

Jeremy Hunt’s challenge in his first budget as Chancellor was two-fold. First, with the outlook for the public finances having deteriorated

2 min read 2022-11-08 22:29:45

Law firm CMS and the Fraser of Allander Institute has launched a new campaign aimed at bringing together Scotland’s business community, government

3 min read 2022-11-04 21:15:34

There’s been another busy week of economic and fiscal news to cover. The main headline is of course that the Bank of England Monetary Policy

19 min read 2022-11-03 21:08:43

The best that can be said for the Scottish Government’s new economic paper for Scottish independence, Building a New Scotland: A stronger

3 min read 2022-11-03 15:30:00

This press release summarises the key results from our latest Fraser of Allander (FAI) Scottish Business Monitor, published in partnership with

4 min read 2022-11-03 00:06:13

The Deputy First Minister (DFM) set out the Scottish Government’s Emergency Budget Review in Holyrood this afternoon. This followed the statement