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It is therefore proposed that the Scottish Government makes an amending instrument to come into force alongside the present instrument to insert appropriate definitions supporting the amendments made to National Health Service (Travelling Expenses and Remission of Charges) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2003, the National Bus Travel Concession Scheme for Older and Disabled Persons (Eligible Persons and Eligible Services) (Scotland) Order 2006, the Council Tax Reduction (Scotland) Regulations 2012 and the Council Tax Reduction (State Pension Credit) (Scotland) Regulations 2012.
This means people with little or no funds in their account can have the bank fee of £25 applied, which represents one third of someone’s standard allowance for Universal Credit for a week, where they are over 25 years old.
GDP is higher in the short term, with growth projected to be 1.2% in 2024-25, 1.6% in 2025-26, and 1.5% in 2026-27, up from 0.8%, 1.3%, and 1.3% respectively in last year’s forecasts.
The document talks about protecting local government budgets in “cash terms” by guaranteeing resource budgets at existing levels to 2025-26 (with a £100 million increase in 2026-27).
Committee reports
Date published:
21 February 2022
The review was due to complete and make recommendations by September 2021.2Public Audit and Post-legislative Scrutiny Committee. (2021, February 26). Letter from Paul Johnston, Director-General Education, Communities and Justice.
The research report and summary were published on 15 November 2019. On 26 November 2019, the Committee received an informal briefing in private from Dr Barnes Macfarlane on her report.
In Orkney, there was £750,000 for visitor infrastructure in Dounby to help to deliver a visitor hub that serves the needs of both tourists and the local community, reducing pressure on key natural and cultural heritage sites and improving the visitor experience.