Top-ups to the Scottish Budget for 2024/25 are likely - but huge uncertainty on their scale

IFS researchers, after analysing the Scottish Budget, have shown that the proposal for 2024/25 currently entails a 0.6% real-terms cut in public services spending compared with the latest revised plans for the current financial year. However, the IFS thinks there may be scope for a top-up of around Ł210 million

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