Fair Finance
The ALLIANCE advocates for a fair, human rights based approach to finances across the budget, social security, and third sector funding.
Public finances in Scotland and the UK as a whole are in a precarious position, after years of austerity policies and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and the cost of living crisis. This is impacting on the ability to deliver high quality public services. The ALLIANCE works towards a Fair Finance approach to policy development and budget setting.
Our work in this area relates to the budget and public finances more generally, including advocating for the principles of human rights budgeting to be embedded throughout the process. We engage in more detail with the development of Scotland’s social security system, including the ongoing rollout of Social Security Scotland payments and future reform. We have also consistently called for fair funding for the Third Sector, that is sustainable, predictable and inclusive of annual uplifts.
The ALLIANCE publishes reports, such as our 2023 ‘Stretched to the Limit’ report on the third sector, and engages with the Scottish Government and Scottish Parliament through mechanisms including pre-budget scrutiny and consultations to advance the Fair Finance agenda. We are also on the steering group of the Tax Justice Scotland campaign.
For more information on our Fair Finance policy activity please contact Allan Faulds, Senior Policy Officer on allan.faulds@alliance-scotland.org.uk or 0141 404 0231.
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