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Stopping the Scottish Government’s Business Tax Increases - Amendment 2

  • Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour.
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 January 2026
  • Motion type: Amendment
  • Motion reference: S6M-20295.2
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 07 January 2026

As an amendment to motion S6M-20295 in the name of Murdo Fraser (Stopping the Scottish Government’s Business Tax Increases), insert at end "; believes that the current business rates system is not fit for purpose, and calls on the Scottish Government to create a new system that levels the playing field between the high street and online giants, better incentivises investment, tackles empty properties and supports entrepreneurship."


Vote

Result 27 for, 58 against, 32 abstained, 12 did not vote Disagreed

Scottish National Party

For
0
Against
  • George Adam
  • Alasdair Allan
  • Tom Arthur
  • Colin Beattie
  • Keith Brown
  • Siobhian Brown
  • Stephanie Callaghan
  • Willie Coffey
  • Angela Constance
  • Graeme Dey
  • Natalie Don-Innes
  • Bob Doris
  • James Dornan
  • Jackie Dunbar
  • Annabelle Ewing
  • Joe FitzPatrick
  • Kate Forbes
  • Kenneth Gibson
  • Jenny Gilruth
  • Mairi Gougeon
  • Neil Gray
  • Emma Harper
  • Clare Haughey
  • Jamie Hepburn
  • Fiona Hyslop
  • Bill Kidd
  • Richard Lochhead
  • Gordon MacDonald
  • Fulton MacGregor
  • Rona Mackay
  • Ben Macpherson
  • Ruth Maguire
  • Gillian Martin
  • Michael Matheson
  • Màiri McAllan
  • Ivan McKee
  • Paul McLennan
  • Stuart McMillan
  • Marie McNair
  • Jenni Minto
  • Audrey Nicoll
  • Angus Robertson
  • Shona Robison
  • Emma Roddick
  • Shirley-Anne Somerville
  • Collette Stevenson
  • Kaukab Stewart
  • Kevin Stewart
  • Nicola Sturgeon
  • John Swinney
  • Michelle Thomson
  • Maree Todd
  • David Torrance
  • Evelyn Tweed
  • Elena Whitham
  • Humza Yousaf
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Karen Adam
  • Clare Adamson
  • Jim Fairlie
  • Christine Grahame

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
0
Against
  • Brian Whittle
Abstained
  • Miles Briggs
  • Jackson Carlaw
  • Finlay Carson
  • Sharon Dowey
  • Tim Eagle
  • Russell Findlay
  • Murdo Fraser
  • Meghan Gallacher
  • Maurice Golden
  • Dr Pam Gosal MBE
  • Dr Sandesh Gulhane
  • Jamie Halcro Johnston
  • Rachael Hamilton
  • Craig Hoy
  • Liam Kerr
  • Stephen Kerr
  • Roz McCall
  • Edward Mountain
  • Oliver Mundell
  • Douglas Ross
  • Liz Smith
  • Alexander Stewart
  • Sue Webber
  • Annie Wells
  • Tess White
Did not vote
  • Alexander Burnett
  • Douglas Lumsden

Scottish Labour

For
  • Jackie Baillie
  • Claire Baker
  • Neil Bibby
  • Sarah Boyack
  • Katy Clark
  • Rhoda Grant
  • Mark Griffin
  • Daniel Johnson
  • Monica Lennon
  • Richard Leonard
  • Michael Marra
  • Pauline McNeill
  • Carol Mochan
  • Paul O'Kane
  • Davy Russell
  • Paul Sweeney
  • Mercedes Villalba
  • Martin Whitfield
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Pam Duncan-Glancy
  • Alex Rowley
  • Anas Sarwar

Scottish Green Party

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
  • Ariane Burgess
  • Maggie Chapman
  • Ross Greer
  • Patrick Harvie
  • Gillian Mackay
  • Mark Ruskell
  • Lorna Slater
Did not vote
0

Independent

For
  • Jeremy Balfour
  • Foysol Choudhury
  • Fergus Ewing
Against
  • John Mason
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Ash Regan
  • Colin Smyth

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For
  • Alex Cole-Hamilton
  • Jamie Greene
  • Liam McArthur
  • Willie Rennie
  • Beatrice Wishart
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

No Party Affiliation

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Alison Johnstone

Reform UK

For
  • Graham Simpson
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Related motion

Motion ref. S6M-20295

Stopping the Scottish Government’s Business Tax Increases

Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, January 5, 2026

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Result 64 for, 47 against, 6 abstained, 12 did not vote Agreed


Amendments that have not been voted on

Motion ref. S6M-20295.1

Stopping the Scottish Government’s Business Tax Increases - Amendment 1 - Amendment

Submitted by: Ivan McKee, Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Supported by: Richard Lochhead, Shona Robison
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, January 7, 2026