In this episode we discuss yesterday’s spending review announcements by the UK Government.
PARTICIPANTS
Ben Cooper, Economics Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde
Mairi Spowage, Director, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde
Joao Sousa, Deputy Director, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde
TIMESTAMPS
(00:30) A summary of the spending review announcements
(08:00) What did we hear on capital investment?
(11:50) What were the announcements on day-to-day expenditure?
(21:14) What are the implications on Scotland from the spending review?
(26:50) What has changed for the Medium Term Financial Strategy?
(35:30) How important is the spending review going forward?
To read our immediate reaction from yesterday, click here.
Authors
Ben is an Economist Fellow at the Fraser of Allander Institute working across a number of projects areas. He has a Masters in Economics from the University of Edinburgh, and a degree in Economics from the University of Strathclyde.
His expertise lies in various economic modelling approaches, social care, and evaluating social impact for organisations across the private, public and third sector, particularly where evaluation requires intuitive approaches.
Mairi is the Director of the Fraser of Allander Institute. Previously, she was the Deputy Chief Executive of the Scottish Fiscal Commission and the Head of National Accounts at the Scottish Government and has over a decade of experience working in different areas of statistics and analysis.
João is Deputy Director and Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow at the Fraser of Allander Institute. Previously, he was a Senior Fiscal Analyst at the Office for Budget Responsibility, where he led on analysis of long-term sustainability of the UK's public finances and on the effect of economic developments and fiscal policy on the UK's medium-term outlook.