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Finance and Public Administration Committee

The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:

The Committee is currently seeking views as part of its pre-Budget scrutiny for 2026-27, which is focusing on the Scottish Government’s response to addressing long-term fiscal pressures.

Find out more and learn how you can submit your views

Next meeting of the committee

Details of the next meeting are not available yet.

Dates for future meetings

The Finance and Public Administration Committee usually meets weekly on Tuesdays. 

Previous meetings of the committee

See all meetings of the committee

Work of the Committee

Work of the Committee: Facal-luirg

Work of the Committee: Facal-luirg

Work of the Committee: Correspondence

Correspondence

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Finance: Interministerial Standing Committee meeting of 26 June 2025

15 July 2025

Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government to the Convener of 15 July 2025

Finance and Public Administration Committee

2023-24 outturn for Scottish Income Tax

10 July 2025

Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government to the Convener of 10 July 2025

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Public Service Reform

9 July 2025

Letter from the Minister for Public Finance to the Convener of 9 July 2025

Work of the Committee: Official Reports of meetings

Official Reports of meetings

Meeting date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Scottish Fiscal Commission (Economic and Fiscal Forecasts), Scottish Public Inquiries (Cost Effectiveness)

Meeting date: Tuesday, May 27, 2025

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Care Reform (Scotland) Bill: Financial Summary, Scottish Public Inquiries (Cost-effectiveness)

Meeting date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Scottish Budget Process in Practice, Scottish Public Inquiries (Cost-effectiveness)

Meeting date: Tuesday, April 29, 2025

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Scottish Budget Process in Practice, Scottish Fiscal Commission (Fiscal Sustainability Report), Subordinate Legislation

Meeting date: Tuesday, April 1, 2025

Finance and Public Administration Committee

Scottish Budget Process in Practice, Scottish Fiscal Commission

Work of the Committee: Reports

Committee reports

19 June 2025

Report on the Scottish Budget process in practice

A report on the Finance and Public Administration Committee's inquiry into the Scottish budget process in practice.

12 June 2025

Annual Report of the Finance and Public Administration Committee 2024-25

The annual report of the Finance and Public Administration Committee for the 2024-25 parliamentary year.

07 May 2025

Subordinate Legislation: The Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Group Relief and Sub-sale Development Relief Modifications) (Scotland) Order 2025 [draft]

A report on the Finance and Public Administration Committee's consideration of the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Group Relief and Sub-sale Development Relief Modifications) (Scotland) Order 2025 [draft]

Facal-luirg

A photo of Kenneth Gibson MSP

Kenneth Gibson

Convener
Scottish National Party
A photo of Michael Marra MSP

Michael Marra

Deputy Convener
Scottish Labour
A photo of Ross Greer MSP

Ross Greer

Member
Scottish Green Party
A photo of Craig Hoy MSP

Craig Hoy

Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
A photo of John Mason MSP

John Mason

Member
Independent
A photo of Liz Smith MSP

Liz Smith

Member
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
A photo of Michelle Thomson MSP

Michelle Thomson

Member
Scottish National Party

Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members

Call for views

When a committee launches an inquiry, or starts looking at a bill, they ask the public to submit their views. This is called a ‘call for views’.

Ecocide (Scotland) Bill: Financial Memorandum

Closing date: 09 September 2025

Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill

Closing date: 15 August 2025

Responding to Long-Term Fiscal Pressures

Closing date: 11 August 2025

Get in touch

If you want to get in touch, you can contact Joanne McNaughton, the Clerk for the committee.