Motion
Lowering Bills for Scotland’s Workers
S6M-20294.1 · Amendment · lodged by Marra, Michael
Lodged on
06 Jan 2026Heard / answered on
07 Jan 2026Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 07 Jan 2026
As an amendment to motion S6M-20294 in the name of Craig Hoy (Lowering Bills for Scotland’s Workers), leave out from "calls" toend and insert "understands that the Scottish Government’s incompetent approach to the public finances andfailure to grow Scotland’s economy are leading to heightened budgetary pressures; further understands that income tax should not be used as a substitute foreconomic growth and believes that, given the pressure on household finances,income tax rates should not increase in the course of the next parliamentary session; welcomes the UK Labour administration’s Budget, which tackles the cost of living for households across Scotland by cuttingcosts on energy bills, lifting thousands of children out of poverty, andincreasing wages for hard-working people in Scotland, and believes that the Scottish Labour Party’s plan to establish a Scottish treasury with strategicoversight for spending in all Scottish Government departments is essential inorder to put an end to waste and ensure that taxpayers’ money is treated withrespect."
Lodged by
Marra, Michael
alone — no additional MSPs have signed on.
Amendment division result
07 Jan 2026
Defeated
Show MSPs
For
19Against
97Abstain
1Not voted
12In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 3 contributions reference this
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Michael Marra
Lab
Chamber
· 07 Jan 2026 · Meeting of the Parliament 07 January 2026
No thank you, sir. The public are more likely to accept paying a bit more in tax if they can see improvements in public services. One has to come with the other. However, in Scotland, our NHS is in …
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 07 Jan 2026 · Meeting of the Parliament 07 January 2026
The next question is, that amendment S6M-20294.1, in the name of Michael Marra, which seeks to amend motion S6M-20294, in the name of Craig Hoy, on lowering bills for Scotland’s workers, be agreed to…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 07 Jan 2026 · Meeting of the Parliament 07 January 2026
The result of the division on amendment S6M-20294.1, in the name of Michael Marra, is: For 19, Against 97, Abstentions 1. Amendment disagreed to.
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S6M-20294Original motion05 Jan 2026 · Motion For Debate · Hoy, CraigThat the Parliament calls on the Scottish Government to reduce income tax on working people in Scotland; commits to uprating income tax thresholds in line with inflation in the forthcoming Scottish Budget and in future Scottish Budgets; further commits to removing the Scottish basic rate and intermediate rate of income tax and replacing them with a s...
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S6M-20294.1Selected itemDefeated 19/9706 Jan 2026 · Amendment · Marra, MichaelAs an amendment to motion S6M-20294 in the name of Craig Hoy (Lowering Bills for Scotland’s Workers), leave out from "calls" toend and insert "understands that the Scottish Government’s incompetent approach to the public finances andfailure to grow Scotland’s economy are leading to heightened budgetary pressures; further understands that...