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Scottish Budget - provisional outturn 2024-2025: briefing note - 24 June 2025
The overall provisional fiscal outturn for 2024-25 is £52.1 billion against a total fiscal budget of £52.7 billion. The Scottish Government (SG) is not permitted by Treasury to overspend its budget. The remaining £557 million (which represents only 1.1% of total budget) has been fully allocated.
Comparison with Previous Years – HM Treasury Budgets
32. For purposes of comparison, the HMT fiscal variance against total budget reported for the last four years including 2024-25 are summarised within Table 6 below:
| Year | Resource £million | Capital £million | Financial Transactions £million |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | (502) | (31) | (25) |
| 2023-24 | (162) | (130) | 0 |
| 2022-23 | (181) | (25) | (39) |
| 2021-22 | (421) | (183) | (46) |
| 2020-21 | (374) | (8) | (67) |
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