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The UK Budget has improved the Scottish funding outlook, but tough choices loom down the line
Changes in funding up to the Autumn Budget Revision (ABR), published on 2 October (before the UK Government’s Autumn Budget) ...
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Inheritance tax and farms
The Autumn 2024 Budget brought some agricultural property into inheritance tax. What are the changes? Who will be affected?
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Buying a home in London in your twenties is difficult, but not impossible
Foregoing a degree for an apprenticeship, saving during Covid and being born and bred in the capital have helped. With ...
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The increases in Scotland’s top rate of income tax may have reduced revenues – although significant uncertainty remains
Scotland’s income tax rises have likely increased tax avoidance and migration – but the size of the effects is uncertain.
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Inheritance tax rises and the Budget: who's affected?
We discuss how inheritance tax actually changed in the budget, who will be affected and whether it was a good idea.
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A decline in foreign students and higher costs create a perfect storm for Scottish universities
Falls in funding for home students, a decline in international enrolments and higher labour costs put Scottish university ...
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How cuts to youth clubs affected teen crime and education
Youth clubs are free after-school programmes for local teenagers. These spaces offer a safe environment to spend time with ...
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Resource windfalls, public expenditures and local economies
We show that the redistribution of natural resource tax revenues to non-extractive municipalities stimulates economic ...