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This request has been agreed by the Committee but has been rejected by the responsible Minister on the grounds that an equivalent/comparable analysis has already been undertaken.
The overall Scottish share of UK Income Tax reported by the RTI data has increased in 2023-24 to 6.99%, compared to 6.85% in 2022-23. I look forward to engaging with the committee in the coming months ahead of the 2025-26 Scottish Budget.
This is below indicators such as RPI and compares to an increase over the same period in the overall cost of renting in Scotland of 27% and the cost of renting 3-bedroom dwellings of 44%.
The presentation was well received and a number of points were discussed; these included: • The benefit of having a benchmark of the health position of veterans when compared to the civilian population should not be underestimated.
This recognises the disclaimer opinion in the prior year given that comparative financial figures for 2020/21 are included within the 2021/22 annual report and accounts.
Fuel poverty is also significantly worse in rural areas, with 44% of remote rural households in fuel poverty compared with 34% in urban areas, underscoring the importance of standards that 9 reach all parts of Scotland .
Typical crewing levels are very much higher on CalMac ferries compared with commercial comparators (for example – MV Loch Frisa has a crew of 8; when operated in Norway as the Utne the Crews can work shifts enabling the ferry crew was 4.