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A Bill to make provision, for financial year 2009/10, for the use of resources by the Scottish Administration and certain bodies whose expenditure is payable out of the Scottish Consolidated Fund, for authorising the payment of sums out of the Fund and for the maximum amounts of borrowing by certain statutory bodies; to make provision, for financial year 2010/11, for authorising the payment of sums out of the Fund on a temporary basis; and for connected purposes.

Current status of Bill: The motion that the Bill be passed was disagreed to by the Parliament on 28 January 2009 and the Bill therefore fell.

The Budget (Scotland) (No.3) Bill (SP Bill 20) as introduced on the following day ( 29 January 2009).

Budget (Scotland) (No.3) Bill (SP Bill 20)

Contents

• Introduction
• Procedure for Budget Bills
• Stage 1
• Stage 2
• Stage 3

Introduction

This Budget Bill was introduced by John Swinney MSP on 8 January 2009.

• Bill (as introduced) (1MB pdf posted 09.01.2009)
• Accompanying Documents (1MB pdf posted 09.01.2009)
• Delegated Powers Memorandum (21KB pdf posted 09.01.2009)

Procedure for Budget Bills

The introduction and passage of a Budget Bill through the Parliament is the final part of the Scottish Budget Process. More information on the Scottish Budget Process is available on the Finance Committee's webpages:

Finance Committee - scrutiny of the Scottish Budget 2009-10

Budget Bills go through the same three legislative stages as other Bills, but are subject to special procedures under the Parliament’s Standing Orders. In particular, there is an accelerated timescale, no Stage 1 report is required and only the Scottish Government may lodge amendments to the Bill.

Stage 1

The Subordinate Legislation Committee considered the delegated powers provisions in the Bill on 13 January 2009.

Subordinate Legislation Committee meeting, 13 January 2009

Subordinate Legislation Committee report

Stage 1 proceedings at meeting of Parliament (14 January 2009)

• Official Report
• Minutes

The Bill competed Stage 1 on 14 January 2009.

Stage 2

The Stage 2 of a Budget Bill is taken by the Finance Committee.  The Stage 2 meeting will be held on 20 January 2009.

Finance Committee meeting, 20 January 2009

Stage 3

Stage 3 was taken at the meeting of the Parliament on 28 January 2009.  As the motion that the Bill be passed was disagreed to, the Bill fell.

• Official Report
• Minutes

Passage of the Bill: summary