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Chamber and committees

Choosing a Fairer Future for All: A Vision for Tax Transformation in Scotland

  • Submitted by: Ross Greer, West Scotland, Scottish Green Party.
  • Date lodged: Friday, 02 May 2025
  • Motion reference: S6M-17423
  • Current status: Has not yet achieved cross-party support

That the Parliament welcomes the report by Tax Justice Scotland, Choosing a Fairer Future for All: A Vision for Tax Transformation in Scotland; notes with concern the findings that, despite Scotland being a wealthy country overall, high levels of wealth inequality are deeply entrenched and income inequality has surged in recent years; believes that there are particularly high rates of inequality in land ownership in Scotland, with 67% of private rural land owned by 0.025% of the population; notes with concern reports of the inequality in home ownership on the Isle of Arran, within the West Scotland region, and of over a third of homes in Lochranza, and almost half the homes in Sliddery, being second homes; further notes the views of Tax Justice Scotland that devolved and local tax systems must do significantly more to support a fairer and greener society, including investing in public services, delivering better living standards, and redistributing income and wealth more equitably, and notes the report's recommendation for a time-bound and ambitious plan to tax wealth more effectively in Scotland, with interim measures to address inequality in land and home ownership.