Scottish Fiscal Commission

Scottish Fiscal Commission
Scottish Gaelic: Coimisean Fiosgail na h-Alba
Agency overview
Formed2014 June; 10 years ago (2014 June)
TypeNon-ministerial department
JurisdictionScotland
HeadquartersGovernor’s House, Edinburgh, EH1 3DE
Agency executives
Parent agencyScottish Government
Websitewww.fiscalcommission.scot

The Scottish Fiscal Commission (Scottish Gaelic: Coimisean Fiosgail na h-Alba) is a non-ministerial office. It was established by the Scottish Parliament to provide independent forecasts of taxes[1][2] and social security expenditure, and GDP forecasts, to help inform the government's budget and its scrutiny by parliament.

It was formally created in June 2014, but moved to become a statutory body following the Scottish Fiscal Commission Act 2016.[3] The commission is currently headed by Professor Graeme Roy.

  1. ^ Scottish Fiscal Commission, Scottish Fiscal Commission, retrieved 8 September 2015
  2. ^ "About us". Scottish Fiscal Commission. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
  3. ^ Scottish Fiscal Commission consultation, Scottish Government, retrieved 8 September 2015