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One of the difficult balances that we always have to strike is between waiting until the latest possible moment so that the data that we base our decisions on is as up to date as possible and giving businesses more notice.
I have met several people in this arena, and one thing that struck me over the recess is that we have to recognise that the army can be a very positive destination for people.
It certainly allows the potential to have those discussions. To date, they have not taken that route, because it has largely been a resource efficiency issue to do with energy, water and other materials.
It is also considered necessary to amend section 18 by changing the date by which an occasional return is due from seven days to 30 days after the date of the taxable activity.
I accept that it would have been difficult to integrate eight capital asset schemes, but how satisfied are you with the up-to-dateness, correctness and management of the register itself?
I dare say that we will be in touch at a later date. 11:13 Meeting suspended. 11:15 On resuming—Seat Belts on School Transport (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Seat Belts on School Transport (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 Agenda item 4 concerns consideration of the delegated powers in the Seat Belts on School Transport (Scotland) Bill.