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The Lord Advocate has indicated what the Scottish Government’s view is, as is his function and as he is entitled to do under the ministerial code. There is also a range of other views.
However, in its response, the Scottish Government states that civil financial penalties that might be paid into the Scottish consolidated fund by virtue of new regulations 47C and 45C are not designated receipts for the purposes of sections 64(5) to 64(7) of the Scotland Act 1998.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
17 November 2009
However, I would be particularly concerned if we were relying on receipts that were a consequence of the current economic circumstances and that might not occur in the future.I have a question on another change.
It is a flawed approach from a party whose economic prospectus under independence is predicated on tax receipts from a commodity whose levels of profitability are volatile.