Current status: Answered by Ivan McKee on 25 September 2024
To ask the Scottish Government what its response is to the Scottish Retail Consortium’s suggestion in its Retail industry recommendations for the 2025-26 Scottish Budget paper, that no ratepayer in Scotland should be liable for a higher business rate than counterparts in England.
The Scottish Budget 2024-25 ensures that over 95% of non-domestic properties continue to be liable for a lower property tax rate than anywhere else in the UK.
Decisions on non-domestic rates for 2025-26 will be considered in the context of the Scottish Budget.