Scottish Government's Medium Term Financial Strategy: May 2019

5. Conclusion

This is the second Medium-Term Financial Strategy published by the Scottish Government. It is designed, as recommended by the Budget Process Review Group, to allow a medium-term perspective on the public finances to be maintained throughout each parliamentary session.

The document does not set out any new decisions or spending commitments but instead seeks to explore and explain the key financial challenges and opportunities faced by the Scottish Government and its public services over the next five years. 

Irrespective of the UK Government’s decision about its Spending Review, the Scottish Government plans to hold a multi-year review of spending and this document sets out the framework for that.

The figures and modelling within the document are based on the data available as of its publication in May 2019 and will be subject to change as new and updated data become available.

If you have comments on the content or the presentation of this document, we would be delighted to have them. Please contact the Finance Co-ordination Mailbox (finance.co-ordination@gov.scot).