Cabinet Secretary for Finance

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The Cabinet Secretary for Finance is the senior Scottish Government minister responsible for setting and overseeing Scotland’s budget, taxation policy, and overall financial strategy.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Scottish Government ministerial post
cabinet-level position
alternateName Cabinet Secretary for Finance
surface form: Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth (historical/variant title)

Cabinet Secretary for Finance
surface form: Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy (historical/variant title)
appliesToJurisdiction Scotland
appointedBy First Minister of Scotland
country Scotland
governmentBranch executive branch of Scotland
hasDuties coordinating financial policy across Scottish Government portfolios
developing tax proposals within devolved powers
managing Scotland’s public finances
preparing the Scottish Government’s annual budget
presenting the Scottish budget to the Scottish Parliament
inception after establishment of the Scottish Government in 1999 (approximate)
isPositionHeldBy Member of the Scottish Parliament
jurisdiction Scotland
Scottish Government
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Scottish Government headquarters
memberOf Cabinet of the Scottish Government
surface form: Scottish Cabinet
nativeLabel Cabinet Secretary for Finance self-link
officeType Cabinet Secretary
oversees Scottish Government budget process
Scottish Government financial strategy
Scottish Government taxation strategy
partOf Scottish Government
policyArea economic strategy (financial aspects)
public finance
tax policy
portfolioIncludes budget
finance
fiscal policy
public expenditure
taxation
reportsTo First Minister of Scotland
requiresQualification membership of the Scottish Parliament
responsibleFor Scotland’s budget
Scotland’s overall financial strategy
budget execution in Scotland
budget planning in Scotland
fiscal policy in Scotland
public spending in Scotland
revenue policy in Scotland
taxation policy in Scotland
seat Edinburgh
worksWith HM Treasury
Scottish Fiscal Commission
Scottish Parliament

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Cabinet Secretary for Finance alternateName Cabinet Secretary for Finance
this entity surface form: Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Economy (historical/variant title)
Cabinet Secretary for Finance alternateName Cabinet Secretary for Finance
this entity surface form: Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Sustainable Growth (historical/variant title)
Cabinet of the Scottish Government hasMemberRole Cabinet Secretary for Finance
Cabinet Secretary for Finance nativeLabel Cabinet Secretary for Finance self-link
Scottish Government directorates underAuthorityOf Cabinet Secretary for Finance
this entity surface form: Cabinet Secretary for Finance and the Constitution