Tag: Derek Mackay
Today at Holyrood – Derek Mackay will present his third Scottish Budget
The Finance Secretary Derek Mackay says he will present a strong budget at Holyrood this afternoon to support transformation of essential public services.He says that it will strengthen Scotland’s economy and deliver long term...
Letter from Scotland
He has a reputation as “The Fixer”. And this week Derek Mackay delivered a “historic” budget, the first to give Scotland a distinct income tax system, the long-promised “tartan tax.” And this while the...
Letter from Scotland
The Christmas merry-go-rounds in Edinburgh this year include “The Drop”, an 80m high tower on George Street. Mad merry-makers are spun up to the top of the tower and then “dropped” to the ground...
Finance Secretary looking forward to presenting his first budget
Finance Secretary Derek Mackay will present his first budget to Holyrood later today, when the Scottish Government can employ its new powers over income tax for the first time.
He seemed in relaxed mood yesterday...
Tories question Government plans ahead of Draft Budget on Thursday
Finance Secretary Derek MacKay will address Holyrood with his draft budget on Thursday afternoon at 2.30pm. This follows from the Autumn Statement issued by the Chancellor of the UK Philip Hammond on 23 November 2016.Ahead...
Storm Frank continues to affect much of Scotland
A second meeting of the Scottish Government's resilience committee has been held, as Storm Frank continues to affect much of Scotland.The First Minister, Deputy First Minister and portfolio Ministers have been updated on the...
