Finance and Public Administration Committee [Draft]

Meeting date: Tuesday, February 20, 2024

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Budget (Scotland) (No 3) Bill: Stage 2

Our second agenda item is to consider the Budget (Scotland) (No 3) Bill at stage 2. There are no amendments but, under standing orders, we are obliged to consider each section and schedule of the bill and the long title and to agree to each formally.

We will take the sections in order, with schedules being taken immediately after the section that introduces them and the long title last. Fortunately, standing orders allow us to put a single question where groups of sections or schedules are to be considered consecutively and, unless members disagree, that is what I propose to do.

Section 1 agreed to.

Schedule 1 agreed to.

Section 2 agreed to.

Schedule 2 agreed to.

Section 3 agreed to.

Schedule 3 agreed to.

Sections 4 to 11 agreed to.

Long title agreed to.

That ends stage 2 consideration of the bill. We will move into private session to consider our work programme. I thank you, Deputy First Minister, and your officials for your contributions.