Finance and Public Administration Committee

1. Budget Scrutiny 2025-26: The Committee will take evidence on the Scottish Government's response to its Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 report from— Shona Robison, Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government, Jennie Barugh, Director of Fiscal Sustainability and Exchequer Development, Richard McCallum, Director of Public Spending, and Lucy O'Carroll, Director of Tax, Scottish Government. 2. Budget (Scotland) (No. 4) Bill: The Committee will consider the Bill at Stage 2. 3. Proposed Contingent Liability (in private): The Committee will take evidence from— Richard Lochhead, Minister for Business, and Rachael McKechnie, Deputy Director, Major Events, Scottish Government. 4. Proposed Contingent Liability (in private): The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.