PE2026 : Eliminate Council Tax discounts for second homes and vacant properties
Petition Summary
Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to amend the Local Government Finance Act 1992 to:
- eliminate Council Tax discounts for second homes and vacant properties
- make the property owner (rather than a tenant) liable for payment of Council Tax.
Petitioner: Sam McCahon
Status: Under consideration
Date published: 25 April 2023
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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration
SPICe Briefing (165KB, pdf) (165KB, pdf) posted 31 August 2023
Committee Meetings
6 September 2023: The Committee agreed to write to the Scottish Government, Shelter Scotland, and Citizens Advice Scotland.
Official Report of Meeting 06 September 2023
Written Submissions
PE2026/A: Scottish Government submission of 23 May 2023 (58KB, pdf) (54KB, pdf) posted 31 August 2023
PE2026/B: Petitioner submission of 22 June 2023 (177KB, pdf) posted 31 August 2023
PE2026/C: Shelter Scotland submission of 3 October 2023 (49KB, pdf) posted 05 December 2023