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Scotland’s Economic and Fiscal Forecasts – May 2023

Our latest forecasts of the Scottish economy, tax receipts, social security expenditure and an assessment of Scottish Government’s projections of borrowing.

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We’ll publish our next set of Economic and Fiscal Forecasts for Scotland on 19 December 2023 at the completion of the Cabinet Secretary’s 2024-25 Budget Statement in Parliament. You can get a link to our report emailed straight to your inbox by registering at the button below

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