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Proceeding contribution from William Bain (Labour) in the House of Commons on Thursday, 26 April 2012. It occurred during Debate on bill on Scotland Bill.

Scotland Bill

It is intriguing. We have several descriptions: ““indy-lite””, ““devo-plus””, ““devo-max””. Various formulations for additional powers have been put out for public discussion. I think this is ““devo-positive””. It will give the Scottish Parliament additional democratic legitimacy by enabling it to raise about 35% of what it spends—far more than at present—but without the race to the bottom with other countries or parts of the United Kingdom on tax rates, including corporate tax rates, which would be very damaging for growth.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
543 c1136 
Session
2010-12
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Devolved matters Appeals Corporation tax Crown lands and estates Devolution Antarctic Borrowing Block grant Health services Elections EU law Income tax Legislative competence Excise duties Insolvency Health professions Legislation Landfill tax Powers Lord Advocate Public finance Scotland Regulation Scottish Parliament Taxation Speed limits Tax rates and bands Supreme Court Scottish Executive Stamp duty land tax Advocate General for Scotland High Court Scottish Government Legislative consent motions
Link
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