Oral Answers to Questions Debate

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Department: Cabinet Office

Oral Answers to Questions

Neil Gray Excerpts
Wednesday 18th January 2017

(7 years, 11 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Simon Kirby Portrait Simon Kirby
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The UK Government are doing everything they can to support our economy and boost jobs and growth. Where the Scottish Government now make choices that have a different impact, they will need to explain them to the people of Scotland.

Neil Gray Portrait Neil Gray (Airdrie and Shotts) (SNP)
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Again we have heard erroneous claims that Scotland is somehow the highest-taxed part of the United Kingdom. In actual fact, the average cost of a band D council tax property in Scotland is lower than in England. Will the Minister now welcome the Scottish Government’s approach to council tax policy in Scotland?