Question reference: S6W-24446
- Asked by: Daniel Johnson, MSP for Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 11 January 2024
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Current status: Answered by Tom Arthur on 22 January 2024
Question
To ask the Scottish Government, in light of the proposed introduction of a non-domestic rates public health supplement on retailers, as set out in its Budget for 2024-25, whether it undertook any analysis of the previous iteration of the supplement, which was in place from 2012 to 2015.
Answer
The announcement in the Scottish Budget 2024-25 signalled the Scottish Government’s intent to explore the reintroduction of a Public Health Supplement. The impact and effectiveness of the previous Public Health Supplement which was levied in Scotland between April 2012 and March 2015 will be considered as part of this exploratory work.