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Why do we not do something truly revolutionary and consider ways of reducing the burden of tax on people living in Scotland, who already pay far too much?
Often there is little recognition that employees in the voluntary sector are not volunteers—they earn their livings and they feed their families. That is an important point.
I must say that the airlines in the north of Scotland bravely scratch a living. I mean "bravely" and not "barely"—they do very well by the population that they serve.
When implementing the conclusions, we should always be mindful that we are dealing with people's lives and livelihoods.I believe that we have produced an historic report.