The Scottish Parliament's think-tank

Our work on Finance


  • Central and Local Government: Building for the Future

    Central and Local Government: Building for the Future

    A half-day conference in May 2023 with the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee on the relationship between local and central government.


  • Frameworks and Forecasts: Taxation in Scotland 

    Frameworks and Forecasts: Taxation in Scotland 

    Event in November 2022 with the Scottish Parliament Finance Committee on taxation in Scotland.


  • Why Scotland needs radical tax reform

    Why Scotland needs radical tax reform

    Blog by Alison Payne of Reform Scotland on Scotland’s tax system and the report “Taxing Times: Why Scotland needs new, more and better taxes”.


  • Post-Brexit Common Frameworks

    Post-Brexit Common Frameworks

    Half day conference in November 2018 with the Finance and Constitution Committee on governance in the UK after Brexit. Features event report.


  • A Sustainable Future for Scotland’s Public Finances

    A Sustainable Future for Scotland’s Public Finances

    On Friday 15 June 2018, the Futures Forum, the Scottish Parliament’s Finance and Constitution Committee and the Royal Society of Edinburgh brought together a group of experts from throughout Scotland to consider the long-term sustainability…


  • Fostering Cultures of Innovation

    Fostering Cultures of Innovation

    Workshop in November 2016 to support the SUII programme on Fostering Cultures of Innovation, featuring video presentations of each project.


  • Social Impact Bonds

    Social Impact Bonds

    Seminar in November 2010 with public, private and voluntary sectors on an innovative way of funding solutions to social problems.


  • Scotland’s Public Finances

    Scotland’s Public Finances

    Project in 2010 looking at challenges to Scotland’s public finances from budget constraints, technological change and shifting relationships.


  • What might a Scottish welfare system look like in 2020?

    What might a Scottish welfare system look like in 2020?

    Seminar in September 2009 on what might a Scottish welfare system look like in 2020? With Swedish expert Prof Joakim Palme


  • Poverty and Inequalities in Scotland

    Poverty and Inequalities in Scotland

    Conference in May 2009 on poverty and inequalities in Scotland. A decade after devolution, what has improved and what are the priorities for the future?