Scotland's public spending deficit falls as tax take rises
The expenditure of £123.6bn is the amount spent by the Scottish, UK and local governments north of the border - as well as a share of spending on shared provision such as defence and debt.Overall North Sea oil and gas revenue fell for the third consecutive year - down to £3.9bn from £4.5bn. Scotland's geographical share of that revenue fell from £3.6bn to £3.2bnSpending per person in Scotland was £22,281 - £2,720 higher than the rate per person in the UK. The report says some of that difference can be explained by the fact that water and sewage services are publicly funded in Scotland, unlike in England and Wales.
- ▪The expenditure of £123.6bn is the amount spent by the Scottish, UK and local governments north of the border - as well as a share of spending on shared provision such as defence and debt.Overall North Sea oil and gas revenue fell for the t
- ▪Scotland's geographical share of that revenue fell from £3.6bn to £3.2bnSpending per person in Scotland was £22,281 - £2,720 higher than the rate per person in the UK.
- ▪The report says some of that difference can be explained by the fact that water and sewage services are publicly funded in Scotland, unlike in England and Wales.
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Scotland's public spending deficit falls as tax take risesImage source, Getty ImagesByAngus CochraneSenior political journalist, BBC ScotlandPublished12 August 2026, 10:24 BSTUpdated 2 minutes agoScotland's public spending deficit fell by £600m last year to £25.3bn after an increase in the amount raised in taxes, figures show. The annual Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland (Gers) report compares the tax raised in Scotland with public spending for and on behalf of Scotland.It said that revenue had grown by £6.3bn to £98.3bn, an increase of 6.9%, while there was a slower growth in expenditure, which rose by £5.7bn to £123.6bn - an increase of 4.8%.The largest increases in revenue came from national insurance contributions, which were up by £2.4bn, and income tax receipts, up by…
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