Minutes: 23 December 2021

Thursday, 23 December 2021

15th Meeting, 2021

Start time: 09:00am

End time: 11:17am

Location: This is a virtual meeting

Published: Thursday, 23 December 2021

Committee Member attendees:

Apologies received from:

Substitute Member attendees:

Evelyn Tweed (Substitute Member)

Minutes

1. Decision on taking business in private:

The Committee agreed to take items 3 and 4 in private.

2. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23:

The Committee took evidence on the Scottish Government's Budget 2022-23 from—

Dame Susan Rice DBE, Chair, Professor Alasdair Smith, Commissioner and Claire Murdoch, Head of Social Security and Public Funding, Scottish Fiscal Commission

and then from—

Sara Cowan, Coordinator, Scottish Women's Budget Group.

3. Budget Scrutiny 2022-23 (in private):

The Committee considered the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

4. Work programme (in private):

The Committee further considered and agreed its work programme.