Abstract
Sport in Scotland has been a devolved area of activity since 1999. This paper seeks to examine claims that direct government expenditure on Scottish sport has been influenced by United Kingdom (UK) government austerity measures. Direct Scottish Government expenditure on sport is allocated to the Scottish national sports agency, sportscotland. An analysis of expenditure between 2008 to 2018 is used as a basis for considering whether trends in Scottish sports expenditure have been influenced by UK austerity measures alone or whether such an explanation is too simplistic. The paper concludes by suggesting that direct government expenditure on sport in Scotland cannot be explained solely as a result of UK government austerity measures between 2008 and 2018.
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