Council Tax

The motion

That the Parliament notes the recommendations of the Independent Local Government Finance Review Committee report but opposes its central recommendation of a “local property tax”; agrees that the 60% increase in council tax levels since Labour came to power has left those on low incomes struggling to pay their council tax bills, especially our pensioner households, and therefore calls for a 50% discount on council tax for all pensioner households aged 65 and over in Scotland, as proposed by the Scottish Conservatives.


No recorded vote on this motion. Most motions are never debated, and many that are debated are agreed without a division. Vote records are published from 2011.

1. S2M-05258.1
   Council Tax

   John Swinney SNP Lodged 5 Dec 2006
   No recorded vote
2. S2M-05258.3
   Council Tax

   George Lyon LD Lodged 5 Dec 2006
   No recorded vote

Con 1

Party shown is each supporter’s party when the motion was published.

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2M-05258 by reference.