Comments on: Scotsman: Lib Dems to back SNP deal for Local income Tax http://www.libdemvoice.org/scotsman-lib-dems-to-back-snp-deal-for-local-income-tax-3504.html Our place to talk - an independent website for supporters of the Liberal Democrat party in the UK. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 08:55:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: KL http://www.libdemvoice.org/scotsman-lib-dems-to-back-snp-deal-for-local-income-tax-3504.html#comment-61786 KL Fri, 12 Sep 2008 11:50:18 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=3504#comment-61786 As a Scottish Councillor, I'd be happy with 3% for two years while it beds in with councils getting the power to vary it after that - and I think that's where it's going. Now, maybe we should start thinking about that referendum... As a Scottish Councillor, I’d be happy with 3% for two years while it beds in with councils getting the power to vary it after that – and I think that’s where it’s going.

Now, maybe we should start thinking about that referendum…

]]> By: James Graham http://www.libdemvoice.org/scotsman-lib-dems-to-back-snp-deal-for-local-income-tax-3504.html#comment-60090 James Graham Sat, 06 Sep 2008 14:03:53 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=3504#comment-60090 Agree with Mark Wright. If they capitulate and scrap local taxation - which is what Salmond's plan amounts to - the Scots will have done irreperable damage to the Lib Dems' reputations as champions of localism. Agree with Mark Wright. If they capitulate and scrap local taxation – which is what Salmond’s plan amounts to – the Scots will have done irreperable damage to the Lib Dems’ reputations as champions of localism.

]]> By: Mark Wright http://www.libdemvoice.org/scotsman-lib-dems-to-back-snp-deal-for-local-income-tax-3504.html#comment-60021 Mark Wright Fri, 05 Sep 2008 15:15:30 +0000 http://www.libdemvoice.org/?p=3504#comment-60021 A nationally-set LIT would effectively strip councils or any tax-raising power they ever had. It would be a massive power-sift away from councils to the Scottish executive...which is probably exactly what Alex Salmond wants... Lib Dems should go along with the early phases of this Bill, but should <b>NOT</b> vote it into effect unless it is changed to locally set later on. A nationally-set LIT would effectively strip councils or any tax-raising power they ever had. It would be a massive power-sift away from councils to the Scottish executive…which is probably exactly what Alex Salmond wants…

Lib Dems should go along with the early phases of this Bill, but should NOT vote it into effect unless it is changed to locally set later on.

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