This Friday, Jack Williamson is joined by FAI Director Mairi Spowage to discuss the latest Bank of England rate decision and growth forecast, the Scottish Budget, the Scottish Business Monitor, and key economic dates to watch in 2025.
Episode Notes
PARTICIPANTS
Mairi Spowage, Director, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde
Jack Williamson. Associate Economist, Fraser of Allander Institute, University of Strathclyde
TIMESTAMPS
(00:3o) BOE: interest rates and the outlook for growth
(07:00) Budget process and developments
(10:20) Two child limit mitigation
(16:45) Q4 2024 Scottish Business Monitor
(22:01) Upcoming fiscal events and releases
Authors
Jack is an associate economist at the Fraser of Allander Institute.
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.