1. Decisions on taking business in private

The Committee will decide whether to take items 3 and 4 in private.

2. Council Tax Inquiry

The Committee will take evidence from—

• Sara Cowan
  Director
  Scottish Women's Budget Group
• Professor Ken Gibb
  Director, UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence
  University of Glasgow
• Professor David Heald
  Emeritus Professor, Adam Smith Business School
  University of Glasgow
• Joanne Walker
  Technical Officer
  Chartered Institute of Taxation (Low Incomes Tax Reform Group)

and then from:

• Emma Congreve
  Deputy Director and Principal Knowledge Exchange Fellow
  Fraser of Allander Institute
• David Phillips
  Associate Director
  Institute for Fiscal Studies

3. Council Tax Inquiry

The Committee will consider the evidence heard earlier in the meeting.

4. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman

The Committee will consider draft correspondence to the Scottish Public Services Ombudsman.