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The National (Scotland)
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Abbi Garton-Crosbie

Scotland facing 'tough decisions' as finance gap highlights lack of powers

Finance Secretary Kate Forbes

THE Scottish Government’s spending review will face “tough decisions” between “axing, taxing or hoping for extra funding” after benefits were expanded, the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has said.

The Scottish economy is facing a £3.5 billion deficit by 2026/27 - the equivalent of £640 per person - and will be “no easy task” to conquer, IFS economists have said.

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