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My concern is that revenue that is generated locally might be creamed off to support existing services rather than to promote new services. The aim is to enable people from America, Canada or wherever to visit local areas and benefit from a more joined-up service.
However, as members know perfectly well, the cost of properties in Scotland has increased considerably and is still increasing. In Glasgow, 23 per cent of new investment in housing is for buy to let.
For the most part, those are new powers for agencies to consider in the light of local strategies, local circumstances and the available alternatives, rather than new duties imposed on the agencies.