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The Scottish Government estimated that this would generate an additional £100 million a year in direct revenue for councils (not taking into account other proposed changes to Council Tax).The Council Tax (Substitution of Proportion) (Scotland) Order 2016 4The Scottish Government. (2016, September 7).
The draft Regulations were laid on 27 January and the policy note states that their effect is to—
“expand the functions of the Scottish Fiscal Commission to reflect the powers devolved through the Scotland Act 2016 and the content of the Fiscal Framework agreed between the Scottish and UK Governments.”
I also welcome the Minister for Finance and Public Service Reform and members of the public.I have received apologies from Dennis Canavan, who is attending the Enterprise and Culture Committee in support of the St Andrew's Day Bank Holiday (Scotland) Bill, although he may join us towards the end of the meeting.
Again, I refer members to the tables in paper PR/S2/04/12/6. The paper shows that a number of bills had nine or fewer days between stage 1 and stage 2—including the Mental Health (Care and Treatment) (Scotland) Bill and my member's bill...
The Scottish Executive does not, therefore, require the trust to submit a recovery plan. I take it that the minister is guaranteeing that there will be no cuts in services in Lanarkshire.
However, you must find that difficult because your records have been withheld from you in Scotland. That is right. The important documents, those with the batch numbers, have gone missing.