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Analysis Raac and why it's time for Scotland to fix the roof while it's raining

Chancellor Rachel Reeves walks to the G20 meeting during the World Bank/IMF Annual Meetings in Washington DC on Thursday

Reeves confirms debt rule change and warns of tax rises in Budget

Shadow chancellor Jeremy Hunt during the Conservative Party Conference at the International Convention Centre in Birmingham.

Fact check: Could Labour really have a £39 billion budget surplus?

The Chancellor has been urged to undo the tax hike on Scotch

Chancellor urged to reverse Scotch duty hike as tax revenue plummets

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves making a statement in the House of Commons on public finances following the audit of the spending inheritance left by the previous administration.

Rachel Reeves announces cuts to plug £22 billion black hole in public finances

Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves making a statement in the House of Commons on public finances. Picture: House of Commons/UK Parliament/PA Wire

What Chancellor Rachel Reeves' spending cuts mean for Scotland

A close-up view of a Covid variant

Why the recent Covid-19 spike in Scotland may have 'peaked'

Exclusive Scotch Whisky issues new election plea to 'give a dram' about Scotland

The EY Item Club says it thinks rising real household incomes and consumer confidence will be the key drivers of stronger economic growth in 2024 and into 2025 (file image). Picture: Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images.

How your spending power could gain momentum as economy stabilises

NatWest received several multi-billion-pound bailouts during the financial crisis in 2008 and 2009, leaving the UK government with a majority stake in what was then known as Royal Bank of Scotland.

Why NatWest has spent £1.2bn buying back Treasury shares and what happens next

Putting the right succession plan in place should see the next generation sitting pretty

Ad Feature Why Waverton Wealth will be on site at July’s Scottish Game Fair

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak could be about to call an election. Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire

Is Rishi Sunak about to announce a summer election?

Many businesses have failed to survive the tough economic conditions of the past few years which resulted in the UK entering a technical recession during the latter part of 2023.

GDP: UK’s exit from recession a 'hollow victory' amid interest rates concern

Explainer Who are the big name MPs at risk of losing their seats at the general election?

William Wragg said on Thursday he was “manipulated” into giving the personal phone numbers

Scotland Yard working with other police forces over MP explicit photos scandal

The SNP and Labour are fighting to be the biggest party in Scotland

‘Mega poll’ suggests SNP set to hang onto 41 seats as Tories face wipe out

Health Secretary Neil Gray has suggested his party would like to see the windfall tax on profits in the oil and gas industry widened. Image: Andrew Milligan/Press Association.

Senior SNP minister calls for windfall tax to be 'spread wider'

Changes to wages and National Insurance for Employers

Employers to pay thousands more in National Insurance from April

Campaigners for Women Against State Pension Inequality Campaign (Waspis) gather at the statue of political activist Mary Barbour, the woman who led rent strikes during the First World War, in Govan, Glasgow.

SNP urges Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer 'not to abandon' WASPI women

Number 10 hopes new funding will create more than 8,000 career opportunities to help the sector fill 40,000 new roles by the end of the decade.

Rishi Sunak declares ‘critical national endeavour’ to boost nuclear industry

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt said the UK should be concerned about threat of IS after the Moscow attack.

UK should be concerned about threat of IS after Moscow attack, Jeremy Hunt warns

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The tax is set at 40 per cent on all estates valued above the £325,000 threshold (Picture: John Devlin)

Inheritance tax needs a rethink to make it fairer - David Alexander

Why do ‘temporary’ Tory taxes become permanent? - Brian Monteith Brian Monteith

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross

Ross urged to whip Scottish Tory MPs against windfall tax extension

Shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves leaving BBC Broadcasting House in London, after appearing on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg. Picture: Victoria Jones/PA Wire

Shadow chancellor ‘under no illusions’ over scale of task she would face

Labour MPs claim Spring Budget about 'burning house down'

Next UK Government will need to perform financial miracles Scotsman comment

The Steamie: How bad was the Spring Budget humiliation for the Scottish Tories?

First Minister Humza Yousaf during a visit to TASK Childcare in Glasgow. Picture: Andrew Miligan/PA Wire

Yousaf says Tory MPs will be punished at election due to windfall tax extension

Budget leaves SNP to right of Tories on oil-and-gas windfall tax Jackie Baillie

Politicians like Donald Trump are riding the wave created by modern-day culture wars (Picture: Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Left's lack of vision is a gift to those pushing Trumpian junk politics

A new age of austerity may be dawning, whoever wins the general election Scotsman comment

Jeremy Hunt has been accused of using "smoke and mirrors" in the Spring Budget.

Labour and Tories in ‘conspiracy of silence’ over public spending, IFS say

Douglas Ross

Douglas Ross says he had ‘robust’ exchange with Jeremy Hunt over windfall tax

In the new Spring Budget, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt unveiled a series of tax reforms that will significantly alter the UK's fiscal landscape, says Fraser. Picture: contributed.

'A carefully balanced Budget with an eye on the forthcoming general election'

Drew Nutsford, Chartered Financial Planner, Waverton Wealth

Breaking down the Budget: Four key takeaways from Chancellor Hunt's fiscal plans

UK Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. Image: Justin Tallis/Getty Images.

Chancellor says he didn't throw Scottish Tories under the bus on windfall tax

Douglas Ross has said he will not vote for legislation to extend the windfall tax

Scots Tories' fury mounts over windfall tax extension

Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt (second from left) chatting with Prime Minister Rishi Sunak (second from right) after presenting the Spring Budget statement in the House of Commons in London. Picture: Jessica Taylor/UK Parliament/AFP via Getty Images

Jeremy Hunt creates headaches for Scottish Tories and nightmare for Labour

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt paid a visit to a builders warehouse in London yesterday (Picture: Kirsty Wigglesworth/pool/AFP via Getty Images)

Hunt's optimism was an unconvincing reheat of last year's Budget statement

The Spring Budget moves us into the realms of science fiction
What we got was a desperate ‘fumbling around the back of the sofa’ attempt at finding enough loose change to buy a few sweeties
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UK Budget will stimulate growth, create jobs and deliver for Scotland Alister Jack

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and Chancellor Jeremy Hunt. Image: Kirsty Wigglesworth/Getty Images.

What the Spring Budget means for Scotland - the winners and losers

Analysis Analysis: Robison left with little room for spending after Budget 'betrayal'

The Chancellor highlighted growth that had been achieved since 2010 'despite the most challenging economic headwinds in modern history'. Picture: Stefan Rousseau - WPA Pool/Getty Images.

Reaction: Scottish business leaders give tempered welcome to Spring Budget

Jeremy Hunt will announce the 2024 Budget later today. Image: Kim Mogg/Getty Images.

How will the National Insurance cut affect me? Will any cut apply in Scotland?

The V&A Dundee museum opened in September 2018.

Dundee's V&A museum gets £2.6m 'Levelling Up' Budget boost for galleries revamp

Budget's minor largesse cannot hide the country's problems Brian Wilson

Budget at a glance: What measures did Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announce?

Scottish Conservative leader Douglas Ross

Douglas Ross will refuse to back his party's plans to extend windfall tax

Hunt announces freeze on alcohol and fuel duty in Spring Budget

Explainer The key changes expected in the Spring Budget

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt must strike the right balance on taxation and the UK's national debt (Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images)

Cutting the national debt is a pressing national priority

Jeremy Hunt will deliver the Spring Budget on Wednesday.

Spring Budget: Jeremy Hunt vows to bring down borrowing and reduce debt

Catherine, Princess of Wales, has undergone an operation. (Photo by Daniel LEAL / AFP) (Photo by DANIEL LEAL/AFP via Getty Images)

Princess of Wales to attend Trooping the Colour as first engagement

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

Yousaf: Growing popular support for Yes the only way to Scottish independence

Nadine Dorries. Picture: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images

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