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For example, the SNP’s tax proposals mean that MSPs would pay only 29p extra in income tax every week. Under our plans, it would be almost £8 extra per week.
Business rates will rise for them from £85,000 to £115,000, which is an extra £15,000 payable per year. They are not exactly sure what they get for their rates, and they would like to know.
What tools will you give the agency to do something about it? It has been given extra tools through the Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Act 2025.
If the 260 days are used, the preliminary trial and the trial itself will obviously take place much later down the line. I have suggested an extra 30 days. That might be classed as arbitrary—let us see—but I acknowledge that some extra time is needed.
That is why we have supported what I think is called extra time—I stand to be corrected if that is wrong—which is exactly about what you have said about drawing people into an activity and providing food while they are there.