Scotland’s block grant falls to lowest share of UK spending in a decade – study

The SNP said Holyrood’s budget has been cut in real-terms by the UK Government (Jane Barlow/PA) - (PA Wire)

Scotland’s block grant has fallen to its lowest share of UK Government spending in nearly a decade, a report has found.

Analysis by the House of Commons Library, commissioned by the SNP, showed that the proportion of Westminster spending on Holyrood has decreased from 8.2% in 2015/16 to 7.6% as of July this year.