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PE01816: Reform of local authority financial powers

Petitioner: Lewis McCathie

Status:

Closed

Date Lodged: 13 August 2020

Calling on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to reform the financial powers of local authorities by—

• Reforming the council tax
• Devolving more tax powers to local authorities 

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Petition History:

• SPICe Briefing (131KB pdf)

Summary

1 October 2020: The Committee agreed to close the petition under Rule 15.7 of Standing Orders on the basis that the Scottish Government agrees that the present council tax system must end, that cross-party talks to identity an alternative to the council tax have begun, and that the Scottish Government is working with COSLA to develop a rules-based framework for local government funding. Link to Official Report of Meeting 1 October 2020

Written submissions

PE1816/A: Minister for Public Finance and Migration submission of 13 August 2020 (130KB pdf)

PE1816/B: Patricia Brown submission of 11 September 2020 (53KB pdf)

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Do you agree that council tax needs to be reformed?

Do you agree that some tax powers should be devolved to local authorities?

I do believe in more local and less central government. So I therefore support local councils having more powers over taxation, despite their incompetence.

Ross Wheeler

11:25 on 20 Jul 2020

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