Scottish and UK public finances and macroeconomic engagement 2025-26

Sousa, Joao (Principal Investigator)
Crummey, Ciara (Co-investigator)

Project: Knowledge Exchange

Status	Active
Effective start/end date	1/04/25 → 31/03/26

2 Presentation/Speech
1 Commissioned report
1 Discussion paper

A Proposal for Reforming the UK's Fiscal Policy Process
Sousa, J. P., 12 Dec 2025, Glasgow: University of Strathclyde, 17 p. (Strathclyde Discussion Papers in Economics; vol. 25-7).
Research output: Working paper/Preprint/Pre-registration › Discussion paper

Open Access
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2 Downloads (Pure)
How far away is the UK from fiscal sustainability?
Sousa, J. P. & Spowage, M., 19 Sept 2025.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation/Speech

Open Access
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What can we learn from long-term analysis of the UK’s fiscal history?
Lanskey, L. & Sousa, J. P., 18 Sept 2025.
Research output: Contribution to conference › Presentation/Speech

Open Access
File

2 Finished

Scotland's Budget Report 2026-27
Sousa, J. (Principal Investigator)
1/12/25 → 30/01/26
Project: Non-funded project
Evidence to the Finance and Public Administration Committee: Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2026-27: Responding to Long-Term Fiscal Pressures
Sousa, J. (Principal Investigator)
13/06/25 → 7/11/25
Project: Knowledge Exchange (Expert Witness)

42 Media Participation
4 Invited talk
1 Membership of committee
1 Policy Outreach

UK Statistics Authority including ONS (External organisation)
Sousa, J. (Advisor)
6 Jan 2026 → …
Activity: Membership › Membership of committee
Three months of leaks: why the 2025 UK Budget exposed a broken process and how to fix it
Sousa, J. (Recipient)
12 Dec 2025
Activity: Public Engagement and Outreach › Media Participation
Scotland’s Budget Report Preview #1: How balanced is the Scottish Government’s budget?
Sousa, J. (Recipient) & Crummey, C. (Recipient)
19 Dec 2025
Activity: Public Engagement and Outreach › Media Participation