Anne McGuire
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(9 years, 4 months ago)
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Dame Anne McGuire (Stirling) (Lab)
4. What recent discussions he has had with Ministers of the Scottish Government on property taxes in Scotland.
The Secretary of State for Scotland (Mr Alistair Carmichael)
As part of the Scotland Act 2012 implementation process, UK Government Ministers have been in contact with Scottish Government Ministers to discuss devolved taxes, including property taxes, since the beginning of this year.
Dame Anne McGuire
May I encourage the Secretary of State to be a little more forthcoming and share with the House his view on whether Revenue Scotland is ready for the transfer of property taxes in April?
Mr Carmichael
The right hon. Lady will understand my hesitation when I say that we have to take the Scottish Government at their word. They assure us that they are ready and we have done everything within our power to assist them. If it should transpire that there are further difficulties that have not yet been foreseen or disclosed, we will do everything that we can to ensure that the system operates.