Browsing: Holyrood

Ensuring Industrial Injuries Benefit Meets People’s Needs A consultation on replacing the UK Government’s Industrial Injuries Scheme in Scotland has been launched. Views are sought on…

Humza Yousaf Indicates Intention to Resign First Minister Humza Yousaf has announced that he will stand down. The First Minister made the announcement at a news…

Study Puts Paid to Scare Stories About Income Tax A study by the UK Goverment’s own HMRC has found that thousands more taxpayers moved to Scotland…

Devolved Welfare Shows Why Decisions are Best Made in Scotland This week’s announcement by Rishi Sunak that he would withhold benefits from those with/suffering mental health conditions is yet another…

Parliament agrees Continuation & Increase to 65p The minimum price per unit of alcohol will increase by 15 pence after the Scottish Parliament approved plans to…

Net Zero Exports, Hyundai Partnership & New Green Tech Scotland is leading the way on global climate action and just transition. Companies which took part in…

Human rights centred benefits approach for disabled children in Scotland All disabled children and young people in Scotland who receive disability benefits will now be paid…

People urged to check their tax code as new financial year begins. Progressive changes to Scottish income tax will raise valuable revenue for investing in public…

Support for more than 1.2 million people. All Scottish social security benefits are increasing by 6.7% in April, providing more support for disabled people, unpaid carers…

Updating Permitted Development Rights New measures to simplify the planning process for zero and low carbon technologies will help homeowners and businesses save money and reduce…