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8 Sep 16
Scotland’s new tax collection agency has ended its first year of operation with revenues slightly ahead of forecast and running costs within budget.
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6 Jun 16
Scotland should use the devolution of powers over tax and social security as an opportunity to create a single government department to run both systems, an independent think-tank has proposed.
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5 Jan 16
The remit of the Scottish Fiscal Commission should be expanded to include independent forecasts of devolved tax revenues and examinations of the Scottish Government’s performance against its...
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8 Apr 15
The Scottish government’s newly devolved fiscal powers expose it to a whole ‘new world’ of risk and responsibility, Scotland’s auditor general has warned ministers.
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1 Apr 15
Scotland’s first new national taxes since 1707 came into force today as the Scottish Government’s Land and Buildings Transaction Tax, a replacement for UK Stamp Duty, and a new Landfill...
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18 Mar 15
The chancellor’s support for the oil and gas and whisky industries attracted broad support in Scotland, tempered with criticism of his continued austerity drive in the public finances.
8 Sep 16Scotland’s new tax collection agency has ended its first year of operation with revenues slightly ahead of forecast and running costs within budget.
6 Jun 16Scotland should use the devolution of powers over tax and social security as an opportunity to create a single government department to run both systems, an independent think-tank has proposed.
5 Jan 16The remit of the Scottish Fiscal Commission should be expanded to include independent forecasts of devolved tax revenues and examinations of the Scottish Government’s performance against its...
8 Apr 15The Scottish government’s newly devolved fiscal powers expose it to a whole ‘new world’ of risk and responsibility, Scotland’s auditor general has warned ministers.
