Report on pre-budget scrutiny 2026-27: responding to long-term fiscal pressures

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- Introduction
- Delays to fiscal events and publications
- Fiscal pressures
  - Medium to long-term outlook
  - Medium to long-term strategic planning
    
    The MTFS and FSDP
    
    Long-term and futures planning
- Public spending
  - Transparency of budgetary information
  - Prioritisation
  - Social security spending
  - Universality
  - Reform
    
    PSR Strategy
    
    Efficiencies
    
    Public sector pay
    
    Invest to Save Fund
    
    Prevention
  - Scottish Spending Review
- Economic growth
  - Skills and growing the tax base
  - Procurement and regulation
  - Productivity
  - Labour market data
  - Capital budget
    
    Approach and priorities
    
    Other sources of funding
- Taxation
  - Approach to taxation
  - Fiscal frameworks
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