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Last updated: 10 January 2024

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Business Programme: The Minister for Parliamentary Business (George Adam), on behalf of the Parliamentary Bureau, moved S6M-11821—That the Parliament agrees— (a) the following programme of business— Tuesday 16 January 2024 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Stage 1 Debate: Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill followed by Financial Resolution: Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill followed by Committee Announcements followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business Wednesday 17 January 2024 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy; Finance and Parliamentary Business followed by Scottish Labour Party Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Approval of SSIs (if required) 5.10 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business Thursday 18 January 2024 11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 11.40 am General Questions 12.00 pm First Minister's Questions followed by Members' Business 2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.30 pm Portfolio Questions: Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition followed by Scottish Government Debate: Scottish Rural and Islands Youth Parliament followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time Tuesday 23 January 2024 2.00 pm Time for Reflection followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Topical Questions (if selected) followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Committee Announcements followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business Wednesday 24 January 2024 2.00 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.00 pm Portfolio Questions: Rural Affairs, Land Reform and Islands; NHS Recovery, Health and Social Care followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions followed by Approval of SSIs (if required) 5.00 pm Decision Time followed by Members' Business Thursday 25 January 2024 11.40 am Parliamentary Bureau Motions 11.40 am General Questions 12.00 pm First Minister's Questions followed by Members' Business 2.30 pm Parliamentary Bureau Motions 2.30 pm Portfolio Questions: Social Justice followed by Scottish Government Business followed by Business Motions followed by Parliamentary Bureau Motions 5.00 pm Decision Time (b) that, for the purposes of Portfolio Questions in the week beginning 15 January 2024, in rule 13.7.3, after the word “except” the words “to the extent to which the Presiding Officer considers that the questions are on the same or similar subject matter or” are inserted.

Last updated: 8 November 2023

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S6W-22785 Miles Briggs: To ask the Scottish Government what work it has undertaken to provide for exemption schemes in the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill for people resident in the local authority area where a visitor levy is in place.

Official Report Meeting date: 28 June 2023

Rural Affairs and Islands Committee 28 June 2023

The Agriculture and Horticulture Development Board is a statutory levy board funded by farmers, growers and others in the supply chain.

Official Report Meeting date: 6 October 2022

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee 06 October 2022

However, for quite a number of authorities, a levy would be unlikely to bring in a significant amount of money.

Official Report Meeting date: 9 June 2022

Constitution, Europe, External Affairs and Culture Committee 09 June 2022

If I, as the MSP for Edinburgh Central, can join the MSP for Skye in talking about Skye, I will say that I am strongly in favour of the visitor levy. Such levies are the norm in parts of the world that have significant tourist numbers.

Official Report Meeting date: 21 May 2025

Meeting of the Parliament 21 May 2025

(S6O-04677) I am answering the question as the minister responsible for the visitor levy. The Visitor Levy (Scotland) Act 2024 requires local authorities to prepare and publicise an assessment of the impact of any proposals to introduce a visitor levy, including on local bu...

Date published: 11 July 2025

Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill - Reviews

Retrieved from https://www.legislation.gov.uk/asp/2014/16/contents to increase the list of appealable decisions to include SBSL decisions: in relation to whether or not any person is required to have a tax representative in relation to the giving, withdrawal or variation, of any approval or direction with respect to the person who is to act as another’s tax representative In relation to whether a body corporate is to be treated, or ceases to be treated as a member of a group, the times at which a body corporate is to be treated as such, and which body corporate is to be the representative member for a group in relation to the requirement of security for the payment of Scottish building safety levy...

Date published: 19 December 2022

Budget 2023-24 - Scottish landfill tax

Figure 12: Forecast income from Scottish landfill taxScottish Fiscal CommissionThere are no new policy announcements in relation to the Airport Departure Tax, the Aggregates Levy or the Assignment of VAT.

Last updated: 1 March 2023

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We note the commitment to a Visitor Levy Bill in the programme for government and look forward to considering that legislation in due course, but we also heard from the Chair of SOLACE that a “general competence” under which local authorities could consider new revenue-generating proposals in line with local 2 We would welcome your views on the merits of ci...