The Scottish Government’s budget is currently around £35 billion.

Scrutiny of Scottish Government spending is a core part of an MSP’s parliamentary role in committee, in the Chamber and as an individual Member.

• Scottish Government Budget
• Health Budget
• Key resources
• Our publications

Key documents

• Independent Budget Review Panel (29 July 2010) Report of Scotland's Independent Budget Review Panel
• Scottish Government (July 2010): Spending over £25,000 April 2010 (Excel)
• Centre for Public Policy for Regions: Outlook for Scotland's Infrastructure (22 July 2010)
• Scottish Government (7 July 2010): Outlook for Scottish Government Expenditure (June 2010 Emergency Budget update)
• Scottish Government: Provisional Outturns and End Year Flexibility 2009-10
• Scottish Parliament Official Report (23 June 2010): Cabinet Secretary's Statement on the UK Emergency Budget and End Year flexibility
• Scottish Government, Chief Economic Advisor Outlook for Scottish Government Expenditure (430KB pdf) - April 2010
• Centre for Public Policy for Regions (CPPR) Comparative government responses to recessions : lessons to be learnt from fiscal consolidation - April 2010
• UK Budget 2010 - SPICe Briefing (207KB pdf)

• SPICe Briefing: Pre-Budget Report (187KB pdf)

Key Budget 2010-11 documents:

• SPICe Briefing: 2010-11 Budget Changes (209KB pdf)
• Scottish Government Draft Budget 2010-11 (864KB pdf)
• SPICe Briefing: Draft Budget 2010-11 (381KB pdf)
• 7th Report 2009: Report on scrutiny of the Draft Budget 2010-11 published 4th Dec 2009
• Finance Committee scrutiny of the Draft Budget 2010-11
• Draft Budget 2010-11 - Level 1 and Level 2 cash and real (Excel spreadsheet)
• Draft Budget 2010-11 Level 3 real (Excel spreadsheet)
• Draft Budget 2010-11 Level 4 cash (Excel spreadsheet)
• All the changes in this year’s Draft Budget (Excel spreadsheet)

Recent SPICe publications

• SPICe Briefing: Economic Indicators (277KB) - 30 July 2010
• SPICe Briefing: Tracking the Scottish Budget (320KB pdf) - 22 June 2010
• SPICe Briefing: International Expenditure (686KB pdf) - 15 June 2010
• SPICe Briefing: The Forth Replacement Crossing Analysis of Costs (870 KB pdf) - February 2010