The block grant for the Scottish Government this year is £50 billion following Main Estimates 2025-26 published on Thursday.
The UK Government says that The Scottish Government already had the largest real terms spending review settlement since devolution began at £47.7 billion.
Following revisions at the Spring Statement and Main Estimates, the Treasury has now confirmed the latest settlement will be £50 billion.
The Secretary of State for Scotland, Ian Murray, said: “The UK Government delivered the largest spending review settlement in the history of the Scottish Parliament, now Scots rightly expect to see that record finding deliver better results like lower NHS waiting lists, better attainment in Schools, more police on the beat and more housing.
“I was very concerned this week to see that attainment targets for Scottish schools have been reduced and housebuilding has fallen by 4,000, meanwhile police officer numbers are lower than when police Scotland was established and 800,000 Scots are on an NHS waiting list.
“Where the UK Government has responsibility for public services, we are seeing NHS waiting lists fall, more housing being built and more bobbies on the beat, all part of our Plan for Change. This historic funding deal for the Scottish Government should be delivering similar results.”
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