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From that came the notion that the moneys that were levied through feu duties, tithes and various other means were to be used to the common good of the people of the burgh.
Karen Gillon has sent her apologies.The first agenda item is to seek the committee's agreement on whether to discuss in private witnesses for stage 1 of the Environmental Levy on Plastic Bags (Scotland) Bill.
Page 18 of the document states under the heading "Exemption from climate-change levy - United Kingdom":"The Council agreed to exempt the United Kingdom from the climate-change levy for low-value solid fuel until the end of 2009."
If we were to expand the ombudsman's role considerably, there would be an argument for a levy on members of the profession—both in the Faculty of Advocates and the Law Society—to pay for it.
You tell us that you will increase funding to local authorities so that they can meet the increased charges levied by the providers because the providers have had to meet increased registration fees.
If charges were linked with the power of community initiative it might be possible to get the majority of frontagers to agree so that we could impose a levy on all the frontagers to get a road brought up to standard for adoption.