Budget (Scotland) Bill
Overview
The Budget Bill is how the Parliament agrees public spending in Scotland. A Budget Bill is introduced to the Parliament every year. It follows a slightly different process to other Bills.
Read more about the budget process
This budget is for the financial year 2022-23.
The total budget for public spending is £49.1 billion.
The schedules of the Bill describe what money in the budget can be spent on and the maximum amounts that can be spent.
This is the first Budget Bill for Session 6 of the Scottish Parliament.
The Parliament’s standing orders (9.16.2) state that Budget Bills do not require explanatory notes or policy memorandums.
Budget (Scotland) Bill as introduced
The Bill was passed on 10 February 2022 and became an Act on 23 March 2022
Contents
Stage 1 - General principles
Committees examine the Bill and gather views. They produce reports before MSPs debate the Bill in the Chamber. MSPs then decide on the purpose (“general principles”) of the Bill.
The Bill ended Stage 1 on 27 January 2022
Committee Examination
The lead committee for this Bill is the Finance and Public Administration Committee
Budget Scrutiny 2022-23
Committee report
The lead committee's report was published on 21 January 2022.
The committee received the following responses to its report-
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, 29 January 2022 (168KB, pdf) posted 31 January 2022
Debate
MSPs debate the purpose (“general principles”) of the Bill.
Meeting on 27 January 2022
Vote
MSPs vote on the general principles of the Bill.
Meeting on 27 January 2022
Budget (Scotland) Bill
- Submitted by: Kate Forbes, Skye, Lochaber and Badenoch, Scottish National Party.
- Date lodged: Tuesday, 25 January 2022
- Motion type: Motion For Debate
- Motion reference: S6M-02949
- Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Thursday, 27 January 2022
Result 69 for, 54 against, 0 abstained, 6 did not vote Agreed