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Meeting of the Parliament 10 February 2016

10 Feb 2016 · S4 · Meeting of the Parliament
Item of business
Portfolio Question Time
Local Government Funding (Reform)
Finance, Constitution and Economy
Swinney, John SNP Perthshire North Watch on SPTV

The Government will undertake a considered analysis of the commission on local tax reform’s report. We will formulate our proposals accordingly within the context of the issues that the report raises.

As Dr Milne will be aware, the Government has put in place specific funding that is designed to address Aberdeen City Council’s funding position in comparison with other authorities in Scotland. The position on funding is a product of the local government distribution formula, which is jointly agreed between the Government and local authorities, but we have taken exceptional action to strengthen local authority funding in the north-east of Scotland, and we will pay particular attention to the issues and considerations of the economic situation of the north-east of Scotland in any review that we undertake.

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9. Nanette Milne (North East Scotland) (Con) Con
To ask the Scottish Government whether it will provide an update on its plans to reform local government funding. (S4O-05542)
The Deputy First Minister and Cabinet Secretary for Finance, Constitution and Economy (John Swinney) SNP
Before the end of the current parliamentary session, we will introduce plans for reform of the present council tax that reflect the principles of the commiss...
Nanette Milne Con
There is increasing concern that north-east households, which already pay the highest council tax levels in Scotland, will be hit by new higher bands that th...
John Swinney SNP
The Government will undertake a considered analysis of the commission on local tax reform’s report. We will formulate our proposals accordingly within the co...