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I would not want Scotland to become a destination of choice for people to come here to use the powers that we would have to end their lives, rather than using the related powers in their country.
Part of that is about uncertainty, and part of it is a reflection of cumulative effect, whether that is to do with the short-term lets legislation, the broader cost of living crisis or the aftermath of Covid.
That said, we should not lose sight of the scale of the fiscal challenge in the aftermath of the pandemic, the on-going cost of living crisis and the urgent need to tackle climate change.
Again, and for information purposes and context, when an individual who is on the register no longer lives at the address, accuracy is at 9.7 per cent in Scotland.
Scotland is so much more than its three biggest cities. More than 4 million people live elsewhere, with around 1 million Scots living in rural and island communities.
Scotland is so much more than its three biggest cities. More than 4 million people live elsewhere, with around 1 million Scots living in rural and island communities.
My point is that people’s incomes going up—albeit that they lag behind the cost of living and the consumer prices index—presumably leads to an expansion of the revenue that comes in to HMRC.