This briefing summarises the spending plans contained within the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget 2015-16.
More detailed presentation of the budget figures can be found in the Draft Budget 2015-16 spreadsheets. The Draft Budget 2015-16 level 1 and 2 spreadsheet covers higher level figures. Level 3 is the most detailed published breakdown of the Government’s spending plans and can be found in the Draft Budget 2015-16 level 3 spreadsheet.
More detailed level 4 figures will be provided by the Scottish Government and published on the Financial Scrutiny Unit webpage when available.
An overview of the budget can be found in the Draft Budget 2015-16 Infographic.
A further briefing by the Financial Scrutiny Unit designed to aid members and committees scrutinising the Draft Budget will be published shortly.
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Published: 16 October 2014