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Motion

Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Tax Rates and Tax Bands Etc) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2018

S5M-15215 · Standard Motion · lodged by Forbes, Kate

Lodged on
20 Dec 2018
Heard / answered on
Unknown
That the Finance and Constitution Committee recommends that the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Tax Rates and Tax Bands Etc) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2018 be approved.
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Supported by 3 additional MSPs

SNP 3
Lodged by Forbes, Kate (Scottish National Party).
No division on record. Either the chamber agreed this motion without a vote, it was withdrawn before debate, or it predates 2011 — vote-by-vote records only run from then.
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Debated in chamber — 2 contributions reference this

  • The Convener SNP Committee · 16 Jan 2019 · Finance and Constitution Committee 16 January 2019
    As no other member has indicated a desire to ask a question, we move to agenda item 3, which is consideration of the motion on the order. I invite the minister to move motion S5M-15215. Motion moved…
  • The Convener SNP Committee · 16 Jan 2019 · Finance and Constitution Committee 16 January 2019
    We can note that in the report. The question is, that motion S5M-15215 be agreed to. Are we agreed? Members: No.

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    S5M-15215
    20 Dec 2018 · Standard Motion · Forbes, Kate
    That the Finance and Constitution Committee recommends that the Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Tax Rates and Tax Bands Etc) (Scotland) Amendment Order 2018 be approved.