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Members indicated agreement.Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26 Pre-budget Scrutiny 2025-26 Our next item is an evidence session as part of our annual pre-budget scrutiny.
You will be aware that at the end of the parliamentary session there was some criticism of the framework, with stakeholders saying that it was making slow progress. I was pleased to hear about the new immediate priorities plan that you outlined.
Committee reports
Date published:
11 February 2026
In his evidence, the Minister stated it remains the Government's preference to allow councils to make local decisions on exemptions that suit their needs, emphasising the discretionary nature of the levy legislation.iLocal Government, Housing and Planning Committee, Official Report, 3 February 2025, Cols 12-13
In 2023, John Swinney and the Scottish National Party cut the number of specially designed high-reach appliances, or HRAs, from 26 to just 16 for the whole of Scotland.