Minister for Public Finance (Scotland)
The Minister for Public Finance is a Junior ministerial post in the Scottish Government. As a result, the Minister does not attend the Scottish Cabinet.
The post was created in June 2018 as the Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy, with Kate Forbes its first holder. The incumbent Minister, Ivan McKee supports the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, who is a full member of cabinet.
Overview
The Minister for Public Finance has responsibility for:Specific responsibilities are:
- planning
- non-domestic rates and NDR business engagement
- public sector pensions / Scottish Public Pensions Agency
- Registers of Scotland
- statutory debt management and debt relief, diligence and Accountant in Bankruptcy
- consumer advocacy and advice
- Consumer Scotland
- budget revisions
- outturn
- public sector productivity and efficient government
- public bodies policy
- civil service transformation,
- government procurement and shared services
- estates and property
- Local Governance Review
- 20 minute neighbourhoods
List of office holders
The incumbent is Ivan McKee, who was approved by the Scottish Parliament on 9 May 2024.Minister for Public Finance and Digital Economy
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