The Scotland Office has responded to an online petition that has received over 12,600 signatures of support.
The Scotland Office has responded to an online petition that called for Scottish tax rates to be scrapped and restored to the same levels as those administered by the UK Government. Even though the petition was forced to close early due to the general election and dissolution of parliament, it still received 12,642 signatures of support.
However, in its response earlier this week, the Scotland Office said that the UK Government “remains committed to devolution” and there are “no plans to alter the devolution settlement to remove income tax powers”. The Scotland Office continued: “Since 6 April 2017, the Scottish Parliament has had the power to set the income tax rates and bands applicable to Scottish taxpayers on their non-savings and non-dividend income. The rates and bands are set each year in the Scottish Rate Resolution.
“The Scottish Government is able to exercise its fiscal powers fully and flexibly while operating within a sustainable fiscal framework for the whole of the UK.”
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