Publication - FOI/EIR release

Independence papers advertising spend: FOI release

Published: 12 January 2026
Directorate: Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic: Constitution and democracy, Public sector
FOI reference: FOI/202500487075
Date received: 1 October 2025
Date responded: 7 October 2025

Information request and response under the Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002.

Information requested

Details of how much money has been spent by the Scottish Government on advertising their Papers on Independence, broken down per platform.

Response

The total budget is £10,000 (excluding VAT) and breaks down as follows:

Meta: £6,136.90
LinkedIn: £1,541.91
YouTube: £2,212.39

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