Publication - Corporate report

Scottish Budget: 2024 to 2025

Published: 19 December 2023
From: Deputy First Minister, +3 more … Chief Financial Officer, Director of Tax and Revenues, Director-General Scottish Exchequer
Directorate: Budget and Public Spending Directorate, +1 more … Tax and Revenues Directorate
Part of: Economy, Money and tax, Scottish Budget
ISBN: 9781835218129

The Scottish Budget sets out the Scottish Government’s proposed spending and tax plans for 2024 to 2025, as presented to the Scottish Parliament.

Annex C - Summary Of Portfolio Spending Plans

Table C.01: Total Proposed Budget for 2024-25
2024-25 Scottish Budget	Resource £m	Ring-fenced £m	Capital £m	Financial Transactions £m	Total £m	UK Funded AME £m	Total £m
NHS Recovery, Health & Social Care	18,243	394	820	–	19,458	104	19,562
Deputy First Minister & Finance	9,139	23	668	25	9,855	6,490	16,346
Social Justice	6,901	85	526	(31)	7,481	–	7,481
Transport, Net Zero & Just Transition	1,617	366	2,594	(2)	4,575	1	4,575
Education & Skills	3,117	402	555	(9)	4,065	804	4,870
Justice & Home Affairs	3,305	183	308	–	3,796	3	3,799
Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work & Energy	457	27	593	193	1,270	–	1,270
Rural Affairs, Land Reform & Islands	916	27	150	–	1,093	–	1,093
Constitution, External Affairs & Culture	287	19	25	–	332	–	332
Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service	203	10	10	–	223	–	223
Scottish Government	44,186	1,537	6,248	176	52,147	7,403	59,550
Scottish Parliament & Audit Scotland	137	16	2	–	155	2	157
Total Scottish Budget	44,323	1,553	6,250	176	52,302	7,405	59,706

Table C.02: Total Managed Expenditure
				Real terms @ 2023–24 prices
	2022–23 Budget £m	2023–24 Budget £m	2024–25 Budget £m	2022–23 Budget £m	2023–24 Budget £m	2024–25 Budget £m
NHS Recovery, Health & Social Care	17,838	18,923	19,562	18,926	18,923	19,239
Deputy First Minister & Finance	18,476	19,472	16,346	19,603	19,472	16,075
Social Justice	5,551	6,609	7,481	5,890	6,609	7,357
Transport, Net Zero & Just Transition	4,864	4,527	4,575	5,161	4,527	4,500
Education & Skills	4,131	4,190	4,870	4,383	4,190	4,789
Justice & Home Affairs	3,147	3,365	3,799	3,339	3,365	3,736
Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work & Energy	1,386	1,368	1,270	1,471	1,368	1,250
Rural Affairs, Land Reform & Islands	1,156	1,171	1,093	1,226	1,171	1,075
Constitution, External Affairs & Culture	351	314	332	372	314	326
Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service	184	199	223	196	199	219
Scottish Parliament & Audit Scotland	140	153	157	149	153	154
Total	57,224	60,292	59,706	60,714	60,292	58,720

Table C.03: Fiscal Resource
				Real terms @ 2023–24 prices
	2022–23 Budget £m	2023–24 Budget £m	2024–25 Budget £m	2022–23 Budget £m	2023–24 Budget £m	2024–25 Budget £m
NHS Recovery, Health & Social Care	16,752	17,706	18,243	17,773	17,706	17,941
Deputy First Minister & Finance	8,451	8,655	9,139	8,967	8,655	8,988
Social Justice	4,655	5,867	6,901	4,939	5,867	6,787
Transport, Net Zero & Just Transition	1,449	1,537	1,617	1,537	1,537	1,591
Education & Skills	2,900	2,989	3,117	3,077	2,989	3,066
Justice & Home Affairs	2,817	2,980	3,305	2,988	2,980	3,250
Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work & Energy	449	493	457	477	493	450
Rural Affairs, Land Reform & Islands	925	940	916	982	940	900
Constitution, External Affairs & Culture	297	269	287	315	269	283
Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service	168	181	203	179	181	200
Scottish Parliament & Audit Scotland	122	127	137	129	127	135
Total	38,985	41,745	44,323	41,363	41,745	43,591

Table C.04: Non–Cash (Ring-fenced)
				Real terms @ 2023–24 prices
	2022–23 Budget £m	2023–24 Budget £m	2024–25 Budget £m	2022–23 Budget £m	2023–24 Budget £m	2024–25 Budget £m
NHS Recovery, Health & Social Care	335	368	394	355	368	388
Deputy First Minister & Finance	29	29	23	31	29	23
Social Justice	54	70	85	57	70	83
Transport, Net Zero & Just Transition	295	312	366	313	312	360
Education & Skills	360	203	402	382	203	396
Justice & Home Affairs	152	168	183	161	168	180
Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work & Energy	33	34	27	35	34	27
Rural Affairs, Land Reform & Islands	14	16	27	14	16	26
Constitution, External Affairs & Culture	17	18	19	18	18	19
Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service	8	9	10	9	9	10
Scottish Parliament & Audit Scotland	15	16	16	16	16	15
Total	1,311	1,243	1,553	1,391	1,243	1,527

Table C.05: Capital (inc Financial Transactions)
				Real terms @ 2023–24 prices
	2022–23 Budget £m	2023–24 Budget £m	2024–25 Budget £m	2022–23 Budget £m	2023–24 Budget £m	2024–25 Budget £m
NHS Recovery, Health & Social Care	647	744	820	687	744	807
Deputy First Minister & Finance	758	820	693	805	820	681
Social Justice	842	672	495	893	672	487
Transport, Net Zero & Just Transition	3,111	2,678	2,591	3,301	2,678	2,549
Education & Skills	509	577	546	540	577	537
Justice & Home Affairs	177	214	308	188	214	303
Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work & Energy	904	841	786	960	841	773
Rural Affairs, Land Reform & Islands	217	216	150	230	216	148
Constitution, External Affairs & Culture	37	26	25	39	26	25
Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service	8	8	10	8	8	9
Scottish Parliament & Audit Scotland	1	8	2	1	8	2
Total	7,212	6,804	6,426	7,652	6,804	6,320

Table C.06: UK Funded Annually Managed Expenditure
				Real terms @ 2023–24 prices
	2022–23 Budget £m	2023–24 Budget £m	2024–25 Budget £m	2022–23 Budget £m	2023–24 Budget £m	2024–25 Budget £m
NHS Recovery, Health & Social Care	104	105	104	110	105	102
Deputy First Minister & Finance	9,236	9,968	6,490	9,800	9,968	6,383
Social Justice	–	–	–	–	–	–
Transport, Net Zero & Just Transition	9	1	1	10	1	1
Education & Skills	362	421	804	384	421	791
Justice & Home Affairs	1	3	3	1	3	3
Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work & Energy	–	–	–	–	–	–
Rural Affairs, Land Reform & Islands	–	–	–	–	–	–
Constitution, External Affairs & Culture	–	–	–	–	–	–
Crown Office & Procurator Fiscal Service	–	–	–	–	–	–
Scottish Parliament & Audit Scotland	2	2	2	2	2	2
Total	9,716	10,501	7,405	10,308	10,501	7,282

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