John Swinney agreed to publish the new information after opposition pressure The Scottish government has published its budget figures for the next few years, after opposition pressure.
Finance Secretary John Swinney originally unveiled his spending plans for one year, but has now released illustrative figures for up to 2015.
The figures show every department with essentially the same level of spending up until 2015.
Labour said the figures were disingenuous and claimed Mr Swinney had “refused to engage properly”.
MSPs are voting on the government’s 2011-12 budget – the SNP’s last before May’s Scottish elections – for the first time this week.
Mr Swinney previously brought forward one-year plans, saying a full, three-year budget might have to be altered at a later date because of the uncertain future over public spending levels.
But opposition MSPs accused the finance secretary of putting party political interest before that of the country.
The additional budget information – which has been supplied to the Scottish Parliament’s finance committee and shows small rises in health and falls in administration spending – covers 2012-13 and 2014-15.
Mr Swinney said the new illustrative figures – published amid a £1bn Treasury funding cut for this year’s Scottish budget – were intended to allow the public sector to look at options for the future.
They were published, he said, on the assumption that most government departments and local government would receive flat cash settlements at the same level as proposed in the draft budget for 2011-12.
The finance secretary added that a review of public services was currently underway, adding: “These illustrative figures must be viewed with that firmly in mind.
“They do not represent the results of final decisions taken by the Scottish government but they should provide a framework within which public sector organisations, and stakeholder groups across Scotland, can discuss options and consider the range of possibilities within which they can plan for the future.”
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