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Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance

Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance

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The Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet.[1] The post was created in June 2018: the Minister supports the Cabinet Secretary for Finance, who is a full member of cabinet.[2]

Overview

The Minister for Public Finance, Planning and Community Wealth previously had specific responsibility for:[2]

  • Managing the public finances
  • Scottish budget, budgetary monitoring and reporting
  • Fiscal policy and taxation
  • Digital economy & digital public services
  • Public sector pensions

The responsibilities of the new Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance within the Yousaf government are still to be announced.

List of office holders

The current Minister for Public Finance and Migration is Tom Arthur.[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Scotland Act (1998), Only those appointed under Section 47 of the Scotland Act "attend" Cabinet. Junior ministers are appointed under Section 49 and may be "present".
  2. [2]
    "Public Finance and Digital Economy". Scottish Government. 27 June 2018. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  3. [3]
    "Who's who in Nicola Sturgeon's reshuffled government". BBC News. 28 June 2018. Retrieved 11 October 2020.


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