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Support for new firms

Call to scrap entrepreneurs tax relief and invest in start-ups

Scottish banknotes
Savings ‘should be diverted into helping start-ups’ A tax relief for entrepreneurs should be scrapped and the the money diverted into supporting start-ups and those firms looking to grow, saysRead More

Confusion over responsibility

Scots struggle with devolved taxes – but favour car park levy

Scottish Parliament Holyrood
Scottish Parliament: still a mystery to many Scots (pic: Terry Murden) Scots are struggling more than ever to understand how devolved tax powers work, according to the latest research. ItRead More

Corbyn reveals tax details

Labour leaders challenge May to publish her tax return

Corbyn in Penicuik
Tax pledge: Jeremy Corbyn during a visit to Penicuik (pic: Terry Murden)   Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn has published his tax return for the fourth year running keeping his commitmentRead More

Warning from OBR

Growing tax divide may force higher paid out of Scotland

Derek Mackay: insisting on a ‘fairer system’ (pic: Terry Murden)   A key UK government adviser on the economy has warned that the divergence in tax rates for higher earnersRead More

Budget 2018: Scottish tax

Mackay hints at no income tax cut for Scots

Derek Mackay at Hoyrood
Derek Mackay: ‘Scotland has a fairer system’   Scotland’s Finance Secretary Derek Mackay has hinted that he will not pass on the income tax cuts announced by Chancellor Philip HammondRead More

Report on tax and spend

Scots support tax hikes to pay for public services

Income tax own pic
Raising taxes to pay for services is more popular in Scotland (pic: Terry Murden)   A majority of Scottish people would support higher taxes to boost investment in public services,Read More

Poor awareness of devolved powers

Public unclear over which parliament is raising taxes

Charlotte Barbour, Jim Robertson and Joanne Walker
Taxing issues: Charlotte Barbour, Jim Robertson and Joanne Walker of the Scottish Taxes Policy Forum (pic: Terry Murden)   Confusion over the Scottish tax system is rife, with the publicRead More

Scots below average claimants

Tax advisers pounce to offer R&D relief to Scots firms

Taxing issue: more advice on offer   New data on tax relief for research and development has triggered a wave of interest from specialist tax advisers encouraging firms to takeRead More

LBTT lower than expected

Mackay likely to miss property sales tax target

Derek Mackay addressing Scottish Property Federation
Scottish Finance Secretary Derek Mackay is likely to miss his target for raising tax from property after new figures reveal ...

Another U-Turn by Hammond

Chancellor under attack for ditching tax cut pledge

Philip Hammond, reversing national insurance pledge
A plan to cut national insurance payments for the self-employed has been...