Motion
Wealth Taxation for Public Services
S7M-00249.2 · Amendment · lodged by Schmulian, Kim
Lodged on
03 Jun 2026Heard / answered on
04 Jun 2026Watch the chamber session on SPTV · lands on the meetings recorded on 04 Jun 2026
As an amendment to motion S7M-00249 in the name of Jenny Gilruth (Wealth Taxation for Public Services), leave out from “believes" to end and insert “notes the data published by HMRC and research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, which show that each 1% increase in income tax results in a 0.77% reduction in tax revenue; believes that this acts as a disincentive to growth and contributes to economic stagnation and loss of opportunities for everyone; further believes that increasing taxation for some people has a wider impact on everyone; considers that evidence suggesting that, in retrospect, increases in wealth taxes can lead to a significant flight of tax revenues, contradicts previous assessments by the Scottish Fiscal Commission (SFC) that increasing taxation would result in only a minimal flight of tax revenue, and calls on the SFC to review its approach to modelling of using contradictory real data against its hypothetical forecasts."
Lodged by
Schmulian, Kim
alone — no additional MSPs have signed on.
Amendment division result
04 Jun 2026
Defeated
Show MSPs
For
16Against
94Abstain
10Not voted
9In the Official Report
Debated in chamber — 5 contributions reference this
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The Deputy Presiding Officer (Katy Clark)
Lab
Chamber
· 04 Jun 2026 · Meeting of the Parliament 04 June 2026 [Draft]
I remind colleagues that there should be no interventions or interruptions during a first speech. I call Kim Schmulian to speak to and move amendment S7M-00249.2 in her first speech.14:54
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Kim Schmulian (Glasgow) (Reform)
Reform
Chamber
· 04 Jun 2026 · Meeting of the Parliament 04 June 2026 [Draft]
Thank you, Deputy Presiding Officer. I join other members in welcoming you and your colleagues to your new roles.I congratulate those members who have been re-elected and those, like me, who are join…
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The Presiding Officer (Kenneth Gibson)
NPA
Chamber
· 04 Jun 2026 · Meeting of the Parliament 04 June 2026 [Draft]
There are six questions to be put as a result of today’s business. Members should note that, if the amendment in the name of Kim Schmulian is agreed to, the amendments in the names of Craig Hoy and W…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 04 Jun 2026 · Meeting of the Parliament 04 June 2026 [Draft]
We come to the vote on amendment S7M-00249.2, in the name of Kim Schmulian, which seeks to amend motion S7M-00249, in the name of Jenny Gilruth, on wealth taxation for public services. Members should…
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The Presiding Officer
NPA
Chamber
· 04 Jun 2026 · Meeting of the Parliament 04 June 2026 [Draft]
The result of the division on amendment S7M-00249.2, in the name of Kim Schmulian, is: For 16, Against 94, Abstentions 10.Amendment disagreed to.
Amendments and how the chamber decided
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S7M-00249Original motion02 Jun 2026 · Motion For Debate · Gilruth, JennyThat the Parliament believes in fair, progressive and sustainable taxation to support the delivery of public services; welcomes the progress made towards the creation of a private jet tax and a mansion tax; supports actions to go further and seek the powers necessary to take action on so-called ghost flights of private planes; recognises that Scotland&rsq...
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S7M-00249.2Selected itemDefeated 16/9403 Jun 2026 · Amendment · Schmulian, KimAs an amendment to motion S7M-00249 in the name of Jenny Gilruth (Wealth Taxation for Public Services), leave out from “believes" to end and insert “notes the data published by HMRC and research by the Institute for Fiscal Studies, which show that each 1% increase in income tax results in a 0.77% reduction in tax revenue; believes that this ac...