Finance and Public Administration Committee

1. Declaration of interests: Jamie Halcro Johnston and Gordon MacDonald will be invited to declare any relevant interests. 2. Scottish Fiscal Commission's Forecast Evaluation Report and Paper on Productivity and Fiscal Sustainability, both published on 29 August 2023: The Committee will take evidence from— Professor Graeme Roy, Chair, Professor Francis Breedon, Commissioner, and Claire Murdoch, Head of Fiscal Sustainability and Public Funding, Scottish Fiscal Commission. 3. Subordinate legislation: The Committee will take evidence on the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Green Freeports Relief) (Scotland) Order 2023 (SSI 2023/draft) from— David Melhuish, Director, Scottish Property Federation; Derek Thomson, Scottish Secretary, and Liz Cairns, Researcher, Unite the Union. 4. Work programme (in private): The Committee will consider its work programme.