Remit
The Committee’s role is to examine the Scottish Government’s Draft Budget and report its findings to the Scottish Parliament’s Finance Committee.
Timetable
The Committee has completed its scrutiny of Scotland's Budget 2016-17.
The Committee published its report to the Finance Committee on 29 January 2016.
Read the Committee's report to the Finance Committee here.
Read the Finance Committee's report on Draft Budget 2016-17 here.
On 1 March 2016 the Committee received a response to its report from the Scottish Government.
Evidence
Oral and associated written evidence
28 October, 2015: Fuel poverty
Witnesses:
Stewart Wilson, Tighean Innse Gall
Professor David Sigsworth, Former Chair of the Scottish Fuel Poverty Forum
Norman Kerr, Energy Action Scotland
Heather McQuillan, Dundee City Council
11 November, 2015: Enterprise agencies
Witnesses:
Highlands and Islands Enterprise:
Alex Paterson, Chief Executive
Forbes Duthie, Finance and Corporate Services Director
Scottish Enterprise:
Adrian Gillespie, Managing Director, Operations
Iain Scott, Chief Financial Officer
18 November, 2015: Tourism
Witnesses:
VisitScotland:
Malcolm Roughhead, Chief Executive
Mike Cantlay, Chairman
Scottish Tourism Alliance:
Marc Crothall, Chief Executive
Written evidence
Report
The Committee published its report to the Finance Committee on 29 January 2016.
For further information on the work of the Committee you can contact the Clerks on 0131 348 5403 or by e-mail at: [email protected]