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The increase is even greater if we compare it with the first year of the current Labour Government in Scotland.I can accept—because I am a very generous person—Members: "You are."
I want briefly to give some figures on incineration compared with recycling. For every tonne of waste, £78 can be generated if the waste is recycled and up to £700 can be generated if it is manufactured into an end-product.
It might be that other outbreaks of a different sort will take place at other times, but if we are to have a meaningful picture of drug-related deaths in Scotland, we must be able to compare like with like. Members might wish to pursue issues that arise from that at another point.
The Government or individual councils could determine that the business rate increase would be comparable or consistent with the council tax increase, which would mean that there was some link.
Health boards must learn the same lesson. The health service can be compared to an army—both are large, multi-level bodies working in specialist fields with specialised employees.
The stories exist, but that group is inherently difficult to manage. Nevertheless, many countries comparable to Scotland across Europe and the world seem to manage.
The Executive is not making Scotland an attractive place for business or attracting the sort of outward investment that we seek.In an interesting, erudite speech, Des McNulty highlighted the fact that migration in may be greater than migration out.