Finance and Public Administration Committee
Meeting Minutes
4th Meeting, 2021
- Date: Tuesday, September 14, 2021
- Session: 6
- Location: TG.40-CR1 The Burns Room
- Meeting opened at: 09:31
- Meeting closed at: 12:55
- Published: Wednesday, October 6, 2021 02:30pm
In Attendance
Mairi Spowage, Budget Adviser
1 Declaration of interests:
Ross Greer had no relevant interests to declare.
2 Pre-budget scrutiny: Scotland's public finances in 2022-23 and the impact of COVID-19:
The Committee took evidence from—
Councillor Gail Macgregor, Resources Spokesperson, COSLA;
Alan Russell, Chair, CIPFA Directors of Finance Section;
Linda Somerville, Deputy General Secretary for Policy, Equality and Political Liaison, Scottish Trades Union Congress;
and then from—
Susan Murray, Director, David Hume Institute;
David Eiser, Senior Knowledge Exchange Fellow, Fraser of Allander Institute;
Ray Perman, Fellow, Royal Society of Edinburgh.
During agenda item 2, Daniel Johnson declared an interest as a member of USDAW and Douglas Lumsden declared an interest as a member of Aberdeen City Council, which is a member of COSLA.