Budget and local authority round-up
Budgeting Fun This should be the time of year when many of us have fun with the Scottish Government budget. How much has the third sector... Read more
SCVO response to call for evidence on the Council Tax (Substitution of Proportion) (Scotland) Order 2016
03 October 2016 Our response SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to this call for evidence. Rather than focus on aspects of... Read more
Consultation response to Scottish Parliament inquiry on a Scottish approach to taxation
SCVO welcomes the opportunity to respond to this inquiry and would like to contribute the following: Introduction It is heartening to see... Read more
Tax time!
Scottish Parliament inquiry and UK Government consultation are keeping us busy! Read more
Consultation on new policy directions for the Big Lottery Fund: distribution of National Lottery money in England and UK-wide funding programmes
08 August 2016 Summary We welcome the proposed Directions and this consultation on them. We suggest some changes below, particularly so the... Read more
We love UK-wide Big Lottery Funding!
Why is the UK-wide Big Lottery Funding scheme so important? Read more
A shared vision for the future of social care support
Ambitious plans hatched to improve social care support in Scotland Read more
Want better local funding? Fill in our survey!
Three years on from SCVO’s last local funding survey, Policy Officer Jenny Bloomfield looks at where we are now and how you can help. Read more
The devolution of income tax, what could it mean for Gift Aid?
Last week I chaired a joint SCVO-ICAS event on charity tax. We had speakers from the UK Treasury and Revenue and Customs, and from the... Read more
Will the Lobbying Act affect me?
A look at who'll be affected when new Lobbying (Scotland) Act starts. Read more