And we’re off… Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland 2019-20
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…
GERS 2020: Socially distance yourself from the myths and furore
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.
GERS day 2: after the hullaballoo
Every year when GERS is published, there is a new angle that seems to gain traction and ignite a debate about the accuracy of the figures. This year’s is a rather misguided interpretation of the notional net fiscal balance produced in GERS. These have been variations on: How can 8% …
Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland: 2018-19
As we flagged in our blog last week, today sees the publication of the latest Government Expenditure and Revenue (GERS) report. GERS estimates the contribution of public sector revenue raised in Scotland toward the public sector goods and services provided for the benefit of Scotland. The estimates typically cause significant …
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Back to school for GERS 2019
Along with the fun of buying new school shoes, August as usual will see the annual publication of the GERS statistics. GERS is scheduled for publication at 9.30 on Wednesday 21st August 2019.
Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland: 2017-18
As we flagged in our blog last week, today sees the publication of the latest Government Expenditure and Revenue (GERS) report. This blog summarises some of the key headline results. Some background GERS estimates the contribution of public sector revenue raised in Scotland toward the public sector goods and services …
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GERS day 2018
Next week (Wednesday 22nd August) will see the annual publication of the GERS statistics. As usual, it’ll no doubt spark a frenzied debate about Scotland’s finances and the prospects for constitutional change. If you can’t bear the hullabaloo and choose to avoid social media for a week here’s a quick …
Some early thoughts on the Sustainable Growth Commission report
The Sustainable Growth Commission has published its report into the economic options open to an independent Scotland. In 2014, all sides agreed that Scotland ‘could’ be an independent country. Of course, where opinion differed – and continues to diverge – is over the costs and benefits of independence. The economy …
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GERS: Location, location, location…
David Comerford, Fraser of Allander Institute With the new GERS figures released (here), the debate around the usefulness for, and relevance of, this publication to the constitutional debate has kicked off again. On the back of this, we have been asked about the significance of the ‘for’ vs. ‘in’ methodology …
Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland: 2016-17
Today sees the publication of the latest Government Expenditure and Revenue (GERS) report. This blog summarises some of the key headline results.