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Demanding a Better Deal for Taxpayers in Scotland

  • Submitted by: Craig Hoy, South Scotland, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party.
  • Date lodged: Monday, 16 June 2025
  • Motion reference: S6M-17980
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 18 June 2025

Motions as amended

That the Parliament believes that public service reform must be an ongoing process in order to deliver the best use of public funding, and recognises that the Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party’s arbitrary scheme would lead to a cut in available public funding for vital services like the NHS.


Vote

Result 83 for, 31 against, 1 abstained, 14 did not vote Vote Passed

Scottish National Party

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

Scottish Labour

Scottish Green Party

Scottish Liberal Democrats

No Party Affiliation

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0
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0
Abstained
0
Did not vote

Alba Party

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0
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0
Abstained
Did not vote
0

Independent

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0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Original motion text

That the Parliament notes that the Scottish Government’s failure to grow Scotland’s economy has led to an economic performance gap worth £1.1 billion in 2025-26 alone; believes that there should be a crackdown on wasteful expenditure from the Scottish Government through the tightening of spending rules in the Scottish Public Finance Manual, reducing the number of highly paid senior executives within the public sector, and reversing the recent ministerial pay rise, and calls on the Scottish Government to use the proceeds of a crackdown on waste to cut income tax by up to £444 for every person in Scotland by abolishing the 20% and 21% rates of income tax, so that everyone earning up to £43,662 pays 19p for every £1 earned.


Amendments that have not been voted on

Motion ref. S6M-17980.1

Demanding a Better Deal for Taxpayers in Scotland - Amendment 1 - Amendment

Submitted by: Michael Marra, North East Scotland, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025


Motion ref. S6M-17980.2

Demanding a Better Deal for Taxpayers in Scotland - Amendment 2 - Amendment

Submitted by: Shona Robison, Dundee City East, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Tuesday, June 17, 2025

Supported by: Ivan McKee
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Wednesday, June 18, 2025