The Exchequer Directorates of the Scottish Government are a group of
directorates of the
Scottish Government
The Scottish Government (, ) is the executive arm of the devolved government of Scotland. It was formed in 1999 as the Scottish Executive following the 1997 referendum on Scottish devolution, and is headquartered at St Andrew's House in ...
. The Exchequer Directorate is headed by Alyson Stafford CBE was appointed in July 2017. The Director General of the Scottish Exchequer Directorate is solely responsible for the overall setting, overview and implementing of the
Scottish Budget, including
tax
A tax is a mandatory financial charge or levy imposed on an individual or legal entity by a governmental organization to support government spending and public expenditures collectively or to regulate and reduce negative externalities. Tax co ...
, spending of the
Scottish Government
The Scottish Government (, ) is the executive arm of the devolved government of Scotland. It was formed in 1999 as the Scottish Executive following the 1997 referendum on Scottish devolution, and is headquartered at St Andrew's House in ...
and measuring performance, and for any advice and support, as well as for the systems on finance and procurement. The Director-General of the Exchequer Directorate is a member of the Scottish Government's Corporate Governance Board.
Current Directorates
The Exchequer Directorate currently consists of the following four directorates of which it is responsible for:
* Budget and Public Spending Directorate
* Fiscal Sustainability and Exchequer Development Directorate
* Internal Audit and Assurance Directorate
* Tax and Revenues Directorate
See also
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Economy of Scotland
The economy of Scotland is an Open economy, open mixed economy, mainly services based, which is the Economy of the United Kingdom#Economy by country, second largest economy amongst the countries of the United Kingdom. It had an estimated nominal ...
*
Scottish budget
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Cabinet Secretary for Finance
References
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Directorates of the Scottish Government
Scottish Government
Economy of Scotland
Scotland
Scotland is a Countries of the United Kingdom, country that is part of the United Kingdom. It contains nearly one-third of the United Kingdom's land area, consisting of the northern part of the island of Great Britain and more than 790 adjac ...