Government finance

Scottish budget will prioritise health and education spending.

This Framework supports the Health and Social Care Delivery Plan and sets out in more detail the potential approach and type of initiatives required to ensure continued delivery of a financially balanced and sustainable Health and Social Care system.

Audited annual financial statements of the Scottish Consolidated Fund for the financial year 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018.

A statement of final outturn for the financial year 2017-2018 against the statutory limits authorised by the Scottish Parliament through the appropriate legislative processes.

The first Fiscal Framework Outturn Report forms part of a revised budget process – as recommended by the final report of the Budget Process Review Group - and follows on from May’s publication of Scotland’s Fiscal Outlook: The Scottish Government’s Five Year Financial Strategy.

Revenues increase as economy accelerates.