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If empty property rates were refunded in 2025-26, this would commensurately decrease the “Contributable Amount” for 2025-26, the amount of NDR income that local authorities transfer to the NDR Rating Account or “NDR pool”.
That shows that Labour and the Tories are increasingly two sides of the same coin. Both are completely unwilling to stand up and do what is best for the people of Scotland.
We continue our consideration of how best to support activity on the fifth area – reform of the public sector estate – as needed in response to evolving proposals.
(S6O-03236) Scotland needs an immigration system that supports our higher education sector to deliver the best learning, the best research and the best experience for students who choose to study and stay in Scotland.
There are a number of things that we can do, such as banning those suppliers from taking on new customers or taking action under the operational responsibility principle, and we will do that to try to protect consumers in the best way.