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News stories

Research reveals 'extraordinary' flatlining wages in Scotland since financial crash

Read what our co-director, Laurie Macfarlane, has to say about the squeeze on earnings.
News stories

Scots hammered on food costs as sugar and beef prices rise twice as fast as wages

Read our exclusive in the Daily Record.
News stories

Scottish devolution 'keeping 65,000 kids out of poverty'

Read what our co-director, Laurie Macfarlane, has to say about Scotland having significantly lower child poverty than the UK.
News stories

A million workers to pay higher rate tax as welfare bill soars

See our latest report being covered by The Times. 
Op-eds

Exclusive: Scotland must raise taxes or face spending cuts, new report warns

Read our front page exclusive in The Scotsman.
News stories

The Huddle: How do you expect the Scottish economy to change over the next five years?

Our co-director, Laurie Macfarlane was recently quoted in Holyrood magazine. 
News stories

What the Scottish Budget tells us of SNP priorities for 2026 election

Find out what Future Economy Scotland had to say after the Budget was announced.
Op-eds

Why SNP is going to have to put up income tax for most of us or make devastating cuts

Read the latest op-ed in the Scotsman by our co-director Laurie Macfarlane on why the SNP is going to have to put up income tax for most of us or make devastating cuts.
News stories

Does the Scottish Government issuing bonds make sense? Expert weighs in.

Our co-director Laurie Macfarlane spoke to the National about the Scottish Government’s plans to issue bonds for the first time.

Radio & podcast

How the UK Budget could result in cuts to Scotland's budget

Our co-director, Laurie Macfarlane explains the risks on BBCRadioScot.

 

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