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Following a similar announcement in England, the recent proposal from the Scottish Government to introduce two new bands for properties over £1 million suggests a greater willingness to use the tax for these purposes than has been seen before.
A Scottish rate resolution may not apply different rates to other income types besides property. In addition, new subsection (2BA) requires that Scottish rates for property income use the same limits, thresholds or bands as are applicable to the Scottish rates for other income.
Committee Members discussed the following issues with the Minister—
The extent to which jobs and investment could be displaced from one area of Scotland to an Investment Zone area rather than it creating any new opportunities. The Minister suggested that this is unlikely as “typically, those businesses that are looking to move to create something are lookin...
Both the Minister for Drugs and Alcohol Policy, Maree Todd MSP, and the Cabinet Secretary for Justice and Home Affairs acknowledged the growing challenge of synthetic cannabinoids and new potent opioids, including nitazenes.
Recommendations
The Committee notes that several provisions of the Bail and Release from Custody (Scotland) Act 2023, including the new statutory throughcare support standards under section 13, have not yet been commenced.
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According to another publication from the Trust, a news statement issued on 23 April 2025 and titled “2024-25 war memorial theft, vandalism and a...
It gave me an opportunity to use the skills that I've acquired during my studies outside of the academic context and equipped me with new skills that will be useful for my current and future work.
A financial resolution recognises that the new (or altered demand) for funding in a policy Bill is something that will have an impact on the Scottish Consolidated Fund.
We consider there to have been some progress on the declared housing emergency but it is still not clear how we will know when it has passed. The new Housing Emergency Action Plan is welcome.