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In this latest podcast, Emma Congreve, Mairi Spowage and David Eiser of the FAI talk about the what the Spending Review means for Scotland and the outlook for the public expenditure, as well as a round-up of the latest news on GDP out this week.
The West Midlands labour market has been sharply affected at the beginning of the pandemic, but its sectoral mix has allowed GDP to start recovering faster compared to rUK once the lockdown was eased. Trade in goods declined significantly in West Midlands due to its reliance on the manufacturing industry. Furthermore, a higher concentration of jobs in low-skilled occupations means that only a small share of employees in West Midlands can work from home.
Today, Rishi Sunak set out his spending plans for the next financial year. what does this mean for spending in Scotland?
In this latest podcast, the FAI cover the latest findings of the Scottish Business Monitor and economic news. Why did 2 in 5 firms plan redundancies before the furlough extension? What are businesses views on homeworking and Government? And, what does the latest GDP and jobs data tell us?
Today, the First Minister announced a new tiered system of restrictions to be rolled out across Scotland from early November. The announcement has been accompanied by a spat over funding for support of businesses who will be affected.
Amidst all the challenges of the COVID-19 public health and economic crisis, recent reports suggest that the likelihood of the UK securing a trade deal with the EU have slipped back. The Prime Minister’s target of finalising an agreement by the 15th October has now passed. Of course, it is …
Mairi Spowage, Deputy Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute is joined by Adam McGeoch and David Eiser of the Fraser of Allander Institute and Steve Williams, Senior Partner at Deloitte to discuss todays Fraser of Allander Economic Commentary.
Hope of a sharp bounce back – a ‘v-shaped’ recovery – have all but disappeared. The fear is that the recovery will be long leading to a ‘U’ or ‘bathtub’ shaped recovery.
But there is increasing evidence to suggest that an alternative ‘shaped’ recovery is on the horizon – a ‘k’ shaped recovery.
As we highlighted in our podcast on Monday, today sees the publication of the latest Government Expenditure and Revenue (GERS) report. Read on for the main results and messages…
It’s GERS week! Graeme Roy is joined by Mairi Spowage to talk about GERS, what it is, and try to dispel some of the myths that surround it.