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The Official Report is a written record of public meetings of the Parliament and committees.  

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 1: 12 May 1999 to 31 March 2003
  2. Session 2: 7 May 2003 to 2 April 2007
  3. Session 3: 9 May 2007 to 22 March 2011
  4. Session 4: 11 May 2011 to 23 March 2016
  5. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 5 May 2021
  6. Current session: 12 May 2021 to 7 July 2025
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Finance and Public Administration Committee

Public Service Reform Programme

Meeting date: 6 June 2023

John Mason

Thank you. That concludes the public part of the meeting.

12:00 Meeting continued in private until 12:21.  

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Economic and Fiscal Forecasts and Medium-term Financial Strategy

Meeting date: 6 June 2023

John Mason

Thank you very much, Professor Roy. I think that we all have a number of questions. Committee members have around 13 minutes each.

You mentioned the fact that your forecasts and the OBR鈥檚 forecasts are somewhat different. You also said that there is more uncertainty than usual at this particular time. Why is there more uncertainty at this time, and why is there a difference on the divergence in earnings growth, in particular, between the Scottish Fiscal Commission and the OBR?

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Economic and Fiscal Forecasts and Medium-term Financial Strategy

Meeting date: 6 June 2023

John Mason

Traditionally, we have found it hard to match the south-east of England and London, and their earnings have tended to be higher. Therefore, it is surprising to me that we have things the other way round, in a sense, this time.

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Economic and Fiscal Forecasts and Medium-term Financial Strategy

Meeting date: 6 June 2023

John Mason

Okay. Thank you.

The big figure that was mentioned is the negative income tax reconciliation of around 拢712 million. Obviously, that has been in the media. How certain are we about that? I seem to remember that, in the past, the forecasts and the actual outturns were quite different from each other, even late on. We will just have to wait until July, I think, when we get the final figures, but is there a possibility that the figure could be very different from 拢712 million?

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Economic and Fiscal Forecasts and Medium-term Financial Strategy

Meeting date: 6 June 2023

John Mason

I congratulate the committee and the witnesses for keeping us to time鈥攚e have done quite well. Is there anything else that the witnesses wanted to touch on?

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Public Service Reform Programme

Meeting date: 30 May 2023

John Mason

Michelle Thomson wants to make a quick point on IT, and then I will let the other two witnesses in.

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Public Service Reform Programme

Meeting date: 30 May 2023

John Mason

Perhaps Garry McEwan can pick that up, as I was planning to bring him in, and then I will come to Karen Watt.

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Public Service Reform Programme

Meeting date: 30 May 2023

John Mason

Right. We have given that area quite a good airing, so we will leave it鈥攗nless Ross Greer wants to continue on the subject.

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Public Service Reform Programme

Meeting date: 30 May 2023

John Mason

Elaine Lorimer wants to come in.

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Public Service Reform Programme

Meeting date: 30 May 2023

John Mason

Does Keith Brown want to come back in?