Whether the severance payments for councillors recommended in the report of the Councillors' Remuneration Progress Group would be tax free.

Answered Asked by David McLetchie Con Lodged 25 Feb 2005

The question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether the severance payments for councillors recommended in the report of the Councillors' Remuneration Progress Group would be tax free.

The answer

Answered by Tom McCabe on 8 Mar 2005 · 11 days after it was lodged, on time

The Councillors Remuneration Progress Group did not comment on the taxation status of its suggested severance scheme. Detailed arrangements for the severance scheme will be considered by the Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee which has been established under the provisions of the Local Governance (Scotland) Act 2004. Ministers will take decisions about the precise detail of the scheme in light of that committee’s advice.

In the Official Report

No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-14781 by reference.