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Published by The Scottish Parliamentary Corporate Body
Scottish Government infrastructure investment
Author: Nicola Hudson, Iain Thom
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Published: Tuesday 15 Jan 2019 (SB 19-02)
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Executive Summary
Introduction
Past choices: what has been invested?
Investment by sector
Investment by year
Investment by location
Future choices: identifying infrastructure needs
Infrastructure Investment Plan
Project Pipeline - September 2018
Economic Strategy
Programme for Government
Economic Action Plan 2018-20
National Planning Framework
Finance: how is infrastructure funded?
Capital budget
Financial transactions
Borrowing powers
Revenue financing
Type of revenue finance: public-private partnerships
Hub programme
Type of revenue finance: Network Rail borrowing
Key features of Scottish Government finance options
Local Government grants and borrowing
City Region Deals
Tax Incremental Financing and Growth Accelerator Model
Future financing
How will projects in the pipeline be financed?
The end of revenue financing?
Five per cent cap on repayment commitments
Infrastructure "Mission"
Plans for a Scottish National Investment Bank
Balancing priorities and decision-making
Balancing competing priorities
Informed decision-making
Economic impact
Short-term impacts
Long-term impacts
Social impact
Climate impact
Value for money
Governance for infrastructure
European Investment Bank
What will happen after Brexit?
Annex: Major areas of infrastructure investment
Transport
How much has been invested?
What is in the pipeline?
How are decisions made?
Health
How much has been invested?
What is in the pipeline?
How are decisions made?
Schools
How much has been invested?
What is in the pipeline?
How are decisions made?
Housing
How much has been invested?
What is in the pipeline?
How are decisions made?
Sources
Image: Figure 1: Value of Scottish Government-led projects since 2007, by sector
Image: Figure 2: Value of Scottish Government-led projects by year
Image: Figure 3: Value of Scottish Government-led projects since 2007 by local authority area
Image: Figure 4: Project pipeline by value and sector, September 2018
Image: Figure 5: Scottish Government economic strategy, 2015
Image: Figure 6: map of national developments, National Planning Framework 3
Image: Figure 7: Scottish Government use of FTs, 2012-13 to 2017-18
Image: Figure 8: PFI and NPD projects by sector
Image: Figure 9: sources of funding for Local Government capital spending
Image: Figure 10: PFI and NPD project repayment profile
Image: Figure 11: Government investment as a percentage of GDP in 2015, OECD countries
Image: Figure 12: Scottish Government infrastructure spend categorised by climate impact
Image: Figure 13: Scottish Government's past, present and future infrastructure spend and plans; categorised by climate impact
Image: Figure 14: Scottish Government model of procurement: Value for Money triangle
Image: Figure 15: good practice for managing capital investment spending
Image: Figure 16: Affordable Housing Supply Programme expenditure, 2018-19 prices
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