As an amendment to motion S5M-01580 in the name of Derek Mackay (Reforming Local Taxation), insert at end “further notes the SNP manifesto commitments to scrap the Council Tax in both 2007 and 2011 and that the Scottish Government has failed to deliver on those pledges; recognises that its current proposals for reform “fall short of making the Council Tax a ‘proportionate’ tax” as noted by the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe); acknowledges that, in her report, the Scottish Government’s poverty adviser said that the “Council Tax is widely viewed as no longer fit for purpose” and to “be bold on local taxation”; recognises the level of cuts to funding that local authorities have faced in recent years and the consequent impact on the services that local people rely on; commits the Scottish Government to bring forward reform that is more progressive than the current proposals as well as using the powers of the Parliament to invest in Scotland's economy and its people.”
Result 34 for, 93 against, 0 abstained, 1 did not vote Vote Defeated
Scottish National Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Submitted by: Derek Mackay, Renfrewshire North and West, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, September 20, 2016
Supported by: Kevin Stewart
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, September 22, 2016
Result 63 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 2 did not vote Vote Defeated
Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Supported by: Graham Simpson
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, September 22, 2016
Result 64 for, 63 against, 0 abstained, 1 did not vote Vote Passed
Submitted by: Andy Wightman, Lothian, Scottish Green Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, September 21, 2016
Supported by: Patrick Harvie
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Thursday, September 22, 2016
Result 6 for, 121 against, 0 abstained, 1 did not vote Vote Defeated