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The Scottish Government has made clear our concern about the extension and scale of the energy profits levy. I urge the UK Government to engage with the industry to address the fiscal realities and implications of the UK Government’s position.
It began operating in 2022 and is funded through a combination of core funding by the Scottish Government and levy arrangements with regulated industries.
In pursuing these themes, the Committee will continue to undertake work this year in relation to:
The Local Governance Review
The New Deal with local government
The financial sustainability of local government
Understanding barriers to local elected office
In addition, the Committee will continue to monitor progress in relation to its work on:
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015
Community Councils
Community Wealth Building
Visitor Levy...
Summary of the Scottish Government's "national discussion" on tourist taxes, in 2018 and 2019
The Scottish Government held two consultation exercises leading up to the development of its Visitor Levy Bill: a “national discussion” with representatives of the tourism industry and local authorities in 2018 and early 2019, and a wider public consultation held ...
Retrieved from https://www.fiscalcommission.scot/publications/scotlands-economic-and-fiscal-forecasts-december-2021/ [accessed 9 December 2021]It is worth noting the following factors that contribute to the GDP outlook:
Household disposable income is forecast to decrease due to increased inflation, and also because of higher taxes (including the Health and Social Care Levy, introduced by the UK government).
Its recommendations included calling for the introduction of compulsory sales orders to tackle the blight of empty homes and for Councils to stop using the council tax levy, which allows local authorities to remove the discount on empty properties and charge a council tax increase of up to 100%, as a revenue raising tool.