Scottish Budget 2022 to 2023
The Scottish Budget sets out the Scottish Government’s proposed spending and tax plans for 2022 to 2023, as presented to the Scottish Parliament.
Chapter 10 Rural Affairs & Islands Portfolio
Portfolio Responsibilities
Rural Affairs and Islands is a diverse portfolio which includes farming and food production, animal health and welfare, rural and island communities, food and drink, crofting, fisheries and aquaculture. The reach of the portfolio is broad and vital, supporting the Scottish Government’s overarching ambition to tackle the twin crises of climate change and biodiversity loss.
Our priorities in this Parliament are to reform and transform key areas so this portfolio can help make Scotland greener and fairer. We will create a more prosperous country by safeguarding the natural environment and harnessing the power of all of our people and our natural assets. Sustainability is at the heart of all that we do. In the coming year, we will focus on:
- doing all we can to mitigate the impacts of EU exit;
- supporting a robust recovery from the pandemic;
- strengthening the resilience of rural, coastal and island communities, businesses and industries;
- continuing stability through maintained support across the agricultural sector and testing new approaches to help farmers and crofters cut emissions;
- developing a strong blue economy, ensuring a good environmental status for all of Scotland’s marine waters;
- supporting a successful food and drink sector to produce high quality, healthy food and promote it to local, regional and international markets;
- creating the statutory framework that underpins our ambition to make Scotland a Good Food Nation;
- investing in our island communities so that they thrive and flourish in the future;
- developing and publishing a Just Transition plan for land and agriculture, and helping increase opportunities for aquaculture; and
- driving towards a Net Zero and climate resilient economy through transformation in agriculture, land use and marine sectors.
Rural Affairs and Islands
| Level 2 | 2020-21 Budget £m |
2021-22 Budget £m |
2022-23 Budget £m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural Support and Related | 597.5 | 804.0 | 799.6 |
| Rural Services | 34.6 | 41.1 | 42.6 |
| Fisheries and Aquaculture | 5.9 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| Marine | 65.5 | 86.1 | 95.9 |
| Islands | – | 10.5 | 8.3 |
| Covid-19 Funding | – | 1.0 | – |
| Total Rural Affairs and Islands | 703.5 | 963.1 | 966.8 |
| of which: | |||
| Total Fiscal Resource | 776.0 | 837.5 | 880.8 |
| of which Operating Costs | 143.8 | 163.5 | 180.8 |
| Non-cash | 42.3 | 42.6 | 10.1 |
| Capital | 55.5 | 63.0 | 75.9 |
| Financial Transactions (FTs) | (170.3) | 20.0 | – |
| UK Funded AME | – | – | – |
| 2020-21 Budget £m |
2021-22 Budget £m |
2022-23 Budget £m |
|
|---|---|---|---|
| Crofting Commission | (0.1) | (0.1) | (0.1) |
| Animal License Fees | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Total Rural Affairs and Islands | 703.5 | 963.1 | 966.8 |
| Total Limit on Income (accruing resources) | 300.0 |
| Level 3 | 2020-21 Budget £m |
2021-22 Budget £m |
2022-23 Budget £m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pillar 1 - Basic payments | 282.0 | 282.0 | 282.0 |
| Pillar 1 - Greening payments | 142.0 | 142.0 | 142.0 |
| Pillar 1 - Other payments | 48.0 | 61.0 | 61.0 |
| Broadband | – | – | – |
| Convergence Funding | 95.7 | 25.7 | 25.7 |
| Agricultural Transformation | 40.0 | 45.0 | 25.0 |
| Agri Environmental Measures | 42.7 | 34.2 | 35.8 |
| Business Development | (172.3) | 17.1 | 26.0 |
| Crofting Assistance | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| EU Income | (74.3) | (24.0) | (2.5) |
| Forestry | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
| Leader | 22.2 | 10.4 | 11.6 |
| Less Favoured Area Support Scheme | 30.2 | 65.5 | 65.5 |
| ARE Operations | 139.5 | 142.6 | 122.1 |
| Technical Assistance | 0.6 | 1.5 | 4.5 |
| Total Agricultural Support & Related | 597.5 | 804.0 | 799.6 |
| of which: | |||
| Fiscal Resource | 682.7 | 705.6 | 737.5 |
| Non-cash | 37.0 | 37.0 | 4.9 |
| Capital | 48.1 | 41.4 | 57.1 |
| FTs | (170.3) | 20.0 | – |
| UK Funded AME | – | – | – |
| Level 3 | 2020-21 Budget £m |
2021-22 Budget £m |
2022-23 Budget £m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural & Horticultural Advice & Support | 2.5 | 2.2 | 2.2 |
| Animal Health | 17.2 | 18.9 | 19.6 |
| Crofting Commission | 2.8 | 3.3 | 4.0 |
| Food Industry Support | 6.6 | 10.5 | 10.5 |
| Rural Economy and Communities | 0.6 | 1.3 | 1.4 |
| Veterinary Surveillance | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| Total Rural Services | 34.6 | 41.1 | 42.6 |
| of which: | |||
| Fiscal Resource | 34.5 | 41.0 | 42.5 |
| Non-cash | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Capital | – | – | – |
| FTs | – | – | – |
| UK Funded AME | – | – | – |
| Level 3 | 2020-21 Budget £m |
2021-22 Budget £m |
2022-23 Budget £m |
|---|---|---|---|
| EU Fisheries Grants | 14.1 | 14.1 | 14.1 |
| Marine Fund Scotland | – | 14.5 | 14.5 |
| Fisheries Harbour Grants | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 |
| Marine EU Income | (9.2) | (9.2) | (9.2) |
| Fisheries | 5.9 | 20.4 | 20.4 |
| of which: | |||
| Fiscal Resource | 1.5 | 16.0 | 16.0 |
| Non-cash | – | – | – |
| Capital | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 |
| FTs | – | – | – |
| UK Funded AME | – | – | – |
| Level 3 | 2020-21 Budget £m |
2021-22 Budget £m |
2022-23 Budget £m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marine Scotland | 65.5 | 86.1 | 95.9 |
| Total Marine | 65.5 | 86.1 | 95.9 |
| of which: | |||
| Fiscal Resource | 57.3 | 72.9 | 81.7 |
| Non-cash | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.1 |
| Capital | 3.0 | 7.7 | 9.1 |
| FTs | – | – | – |
| UK Funded AME | – | – | – |
| Level 3 | 2020-21 Budget £m |
2021-22 Budget £m |
2022-23 Budget £m |
|---|---|---|---|
| Islands Plan | – | 10.5 | 5.0 |
| Carbon Neutral Islands | – | – | 3.0 |
| Islands Bond | – | – | 0.3 |
| Total Islands | – | 10.5 | 8.3 |
| of which: | |||
| Fiscal Resource | – | 1.0 | 3.0 |
| Non-cash | – | – | – |
| Capital | – | 9.5 | 5.3 |
| FTs | – | – | – |
| UK Funded AME | – | – | – |
Rural Affairs and Islands intended contributions to the National Outcomes
Primary National Outcomes
- Economy
- Environment
- Communities
Secondary National Outcomes
- Children and Young People
- Education
- Human Rights
- Poverty
- International
- Fair Work and Business
- Health
- Culture
For further information on the purpose of the portfolio budget, and contributions to national outcomes (including impacts of spend on equality of outcome) please refer to the relevant portfolio annex in the published Equality and Fairer Scotland Budget Statement.
Contact
Email: ScottishBudget@gov.scot
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