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Local Tax Open Letter to Party Leaders

Open letter from Scotland’s largest trade unions, academics, charities and campaign organisations calling on Scotland’s main political party leaders to ‘urgently’ revaluate property across the country as a critical step towards reforming Scotland’s broken system of local property taxation.

April 2024

Tags: Budget Community Wealth Building Economic development Economy Local Government Public Services Scottish Budget Tax

Raising Taxes to Deliver for Scotland

A report by Howard Reed, Landman Economics, commissioned by the STUC exploring the options for increasing taxes in Scotland to fund investment in public services and public sector pay. The research finds that short-run and longer-run tax changes could raise an extra £3.7 billion per year.

April 2024

Tags: Budget Economic development Economy Tax

The South of Scotland Economy: Prospects, Future Scenarios and Inclusive Growth

Commissioned by the STUC and written by Gregor Gall and Mike Danson from the Jimmy Reid Foundation. this report looks at trends in the South of Scotland economy and the concerns and aspirations of workers in the region. It considers the factors that make up successful Regional Development Agencies and makes recommendations for the new South of Scotland Enterprise Agency to promote inclusive and sustainable development focused on the priorities of local workers, citizens and enterprises.

March 2019

Tags: Economic development

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