Director of Research, Analysis & Investigations @Consumer_Scot l tweets in personal capacity
Stirling, Scotland
Joined November 2014
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David Eiser retweeted
Consumer harm in Scotland is widespread, affordability pressures persist, and there are significant inequalities in consumer experiences.
Today, we published our Consumer Welfare Report. Listen to our Director of Research and Analysis talk about its findings to @BBCScotland.
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We’re launching an investigation into AI-generated consumer advice.
We will examine its accuracy, reliability and whether it reflects Scotland's laws and services. Findings will inform recommendations for action.
Find out more: consumer.scot/news/investiga…
ALT We're launching an investigation into the benefits and risks to consumers of using artificial intelligence (AI) tools
ALT We'll look into: - How consumers use AI for advice and complaints How much they trust and check the answers they get - How AI use is changing the enquiries received by advice and redress bodies
Difficult to know exactly where incidence of this tax would fall, but unlikely to be fully 'passed on to shoppers'.
& revenues wld at least support govt spending.
Unlike alcohol MUP – where higher prices are retained within retail supply chain & don't support public spending
SNP condemned over plan for health-related 'tax on shoppers' heraldscotland.com/news/2402…
Latest @Consumer_Scot energy affordability tracker examines how household finances and wellbeing affected by energy bills.
Energy affordability has improved for most HHs over past year, but a high proportion of households still face challenges.
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New @Consumer_Scot briefing with colleague Michael O’Brien looks at options for delivering energy bill support this winter.
Tl;dr – few practical options remain for delivering support this winter, and none ideal. But absence of perfect solution doesn't negate case for action.🧵
David Eiser retweeted
🚨NEW. Read my @NIESRreview paper with @DavidNFBell and @david_eiser on the devolved fiscal frameworks.
🦠 #COVID exposed weaknesses in the frameworks but ad-hoc changes and lots of money prevented a crisis.
🇪🇺🇬🇧 #Brexit potentially undermined underlying devo settlement.
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The 5th paper by @StirUni’s @davidnfbell, @Strath_FAI’s @david_eiser and @TheIFS ‘s @fiscalphillips suggests that #Brexit and the #pandemic caused fiscal stress in the devolved nations and outlines some recommendations 👇
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David Eiser retweeted
New paper with @david_eiser and @fiscalphillips in the @NIESRreview - "Stress testing the fiscal framework" - in which we argue that the emergency arrangements between @hmtreasury and the devolved governments were crucial in helping these governments meet the challenges posed
Definitely right that IFS highlights this. But worth noting too that this issue arises every year, to a greater or lesser extent.
This year’s presentation is not some devious new trick, but rather the established protocol, that has been accepted by parliament, being followed.
NEW: £1.3bn 'excluded' from SNP/Green budget to hide scale of cuts for public services - IFS
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