Question reference: S3W-10171
- Asked by: Keith Brown, MSP for Ochil, Scottish National Party
- Date lodged: 21 February 2008
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Current status: Answered by Kenny MacAskill on 29 February 2008
Question
To ask the Scottish Executive what its position is in respect of the Scottish Beer and Pub Association’s submission to the consultation on licensing fees related to the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 that the fee structure should be reviewed in 2010.
Answer
The Scottish Government plans to ask the Accounts Commission to review the operation of the fee system introduced by the Licensing (Fees) (Scotland) Regulations 2007 after the Licensing (Scotland) Act 2005 comes fully into force in September 2009.