# Scottish Fiscal Commission Act 2016, Section 5: Reports

Extent: S

(1) The Commission must send a report prepared under section 2(2) to the Scottish Ministers in sufficient time for them to use the report to prepare—
(a) the Scottish budget document for the subsequent financial year; and
(b) the medium term financial outlook.
(2) The Commission must lay before the Scottish Parliament a report prepared under section 2(2) on each day on which—
(a) the Scottish Ministers lay before the Parliament the Scottish budget document for the subsequent financial year; and
(b) a member of the Scottish Government publishes the medium term financial outlook.
(3) The Commission must lay any other report prepared under section 2(2) or a report prepared under section 2(4) or 4 before the Scottish Parliament as soon as reasonably practicable after the report is prepared.
(4) Before laying a report prepared under section 2 or 4 before the Scottish Parliament, the Commission must send a copy of it to the Scottish Ministers (unless one has already been sent under subsection (1)).
(5) Once a report prepared under section 2 or 4 has been laid before the Scottish Parliament, the Commission must publish it.
(6) The Commission may publish reports prepared under section 2 or 4 in such manner as it considers appropriate.
(7) In this section—
“5-year forecast” has the same meaning as in section 3(2) in respect of a report prepared under section 2(2);
“medium term financial outlook” means the Scottish Government’s rolling 5-year financial outlook document informed by 5-year forecasts; and
“Scottish budget document” means the Scottish Government’s budget document setting out proposals for the use of resources and associated matters in a financial year.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2016/17/section/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/scottish-fiscal-commission-act-2016/section-5
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