Continued growth to staffing levels in Scotland’s public sector is “not sustainable”, with cuts set to be made across a variety of departments.
Yesterday's Resource Spending Review laid out indicative plans for the remainder of this parliamentary term, with Finance Secretary Kate Forbes stating a need to “re-shape and re-focus” in the coming years - although she was keen to stress this was not a budget statement.
Digging into the 79-page document reveals that the budget for rural affairs, universities and police will drop by 8% - equivalent to a real-term cut of £1.1bn over the next four years.
