Scottish Fiscal Sustainability Report - immediate response

Revealing how BBC Scotland skewed the response of the Institute for Fiscal Studies to a Scottish Fiscal Commission report: – but why, is there a legitimate, public service reason?

By stewartb The Scottish Fiscal Commission published April 8 a report entitled ‘Fiscal Sustainability Report – April 2025’. An article in the Scotland section of the BBC News website covered this under the headline: ‘Significant challenges’ for health funding, warns report.’ (See: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgxyegeelyo ) As will become apparent, two things about the BBC article are significant: (See https://ifs.org.uk/articles/scottish…

Scottish Fiscal Sustainability Report - immediate response

The Scottish Fiscal Commission report highlights the fiscal challenges facing the Scottish and UK governments over coming decades. David Phillips, head of devolved and local government finance at the Institute for Fiscal Studies said, "Today's Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC) report highlights the fiscal challenges facing the Scottish and UK governments over coming decades as populations age and public service costs rise.