Joint Exchequer Committee: 1 February 2016
Joint communique published following a Joint Exchequer Committee between the UK government and the Scottish government.
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The Joint Exchequer Committee met yesterday (1 February 2016), chaired by John Swinney, Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy. The UK government was represented by the Chief Secretary to the Treasury, Rt Hon Greg Hands MP.
This was the eighth meeting of the JEC since the publication of the Smith Commission report. Ministers continued detailed discussions on the substantive elements of the fiscal framework that will underpin the financial provisions of the Scotland Bill.