The First Minister u-turned on plans to increase council tax on people living in more expensive properties.
He announced a council tax freeze after holding an emergency summit in the wake of the SNP’s by-election hammering in Rutherglen.The Scottish Government has been consulting on council tax rises of between 7.5% to 22.5% for people living in Band E to H properties.
Scottish politics Addressing delegates in Aberdeen, he said: “Council tax bills in Scotland are already hundreds of pounds a year lower than they are in England. “We’re committed to fundamentally reforming local taxation and we will re-energise our work to do that.“And conference, we have reached our decision. I can announce to the people of Scotland that, next year, your council tax will be frozen.”
He said: "I never thought that in 2023, people on above-average salaries would be coming to my constituency surgeries asking for financial help."And people like them are being hit by this crisis too."We can’t stop all the bills rising – but where we can act, we should."
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