The Scottish public sector paybill of £27bn per year poses an increasing financial challenge.
This is especially true given that the funding it receives from the UK government increases in line with spending per person in England, where pay has increased less quickly.
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This is especially true given that the funding it receives from the UK government increases in line with spending per person in England, where pay has increased less quickly.
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But that gap has narrowed since 2019, despite public sector pay having risen in Scotland relative to England.
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Read the full report here: https://ifs.org.uk/publications/scottish-public-sector-employment-and-pay
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