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Seòmar agus comataidhean

Stopping the Scottish Government’s Business Tax Increases: Amendment 1

  • Submitted by: Ivan McKee, Glasgow Provan, Scottish National Party
  • Date lodged: Tuesday, 06 January 2026
  • Motion type: Amendment
  • Motion reference: S6M-20295.1
  • Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, 07 January 2026

As an amendment to motion S6M-20295 in the name of Murdo Fraser (Stopping the Scottish Government’s Business Tax Increases), leave out from “are facing” to end and insert “have seen increased costs in recent years due to rampant inflation and increased energy costs; notes the reliefs and support that are currently in place on non-domestic rates, and recognises that policy decisions by the Scottish Government on these matters will be set out in the Budget on 13 January 2026.”


Vote

Result 64 for, 47 against, 6 abstained, 12 did not vote Agreed

Scottish National Party

For
  • Harper, Emma
  • Haughey, Clare
  • Dunbar, Jackie
  • MacGregor, Fulton
  • Stevenson, Collette
  • Somerville, Shirley-Anne
  • McMillan, Stuart
  • Minto, Jenni
  • McLennan, Paul
  • Lochhead, Richard
  • Kidd, Bill
  • Yousaf, Humza
  • Whitham, Elena
  • Maguire, Ruth
  • Dey, Graeme
  • Callaghan, Stephanie
  • Hyslop, Fiona
  • Tweed, Evelyn
  • Stewart, Kevin
  • Constance, Angela
  • Brown, Keith
  • Gray, Neil
  • Gilruth, Jenny
  • Hepburn, Jamie
  • Arthur, Tom
  • Beattie, Colin
  • Coffey, Willie
  • Don-Innes, Natalie
  • Roddick, Emma
  • Macpherson, Ben
  • Robison, Shona
  • McNair, Marie
  • Torrance, David
  • Todd, Maree
  • Robertson, Angus
  • Martin, Gillian
  • McAllan, Màiri
  • MacDonald, Gordon
  • Mackay, Rona
  • Thomson, Michelle
  • Allan, Dr Alasdair
  • Gibson, Kenneth
  • Brown, Siobhian
  • Doris, Bob
  • McKee, Ivan
  • Stewart, Kaukab
  • Swinney, John
  • Adam, George
  • Dornan, James
  • Ewing, Annabelle
  • Gougeon, Mairi
  • FitzPatrick, Joe
  • Forbes, Kate
  • Matheson, Michael
  • Sturgeon, Nicola
  • Nicoll, Audrey
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Fairlie, Jim
  • Grahame, Christine
  • Adam, Karen
  • Adamson, Clare

Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party

For
0
Against
  • Findlay, Russell
  • Carlaw, Jackson
  • Hoy, Craig
  • Gallacher, Meghan
  • Dowey, Sharon
  • Kerr, Liam
  • Stewart, Alexander
  • White, Tess
  • Mundell, Oliver
  • Mountain, Edward
  • Ross, Douglas
  • Smith, Liz
  • Carson, Finlay
  • Kerr, Stephen
  • Gulhane, Sandesh
  • Hamilton, Rachael
  • Fraser, Murdo
  • Wells, Annie
  • Gosal, Pam
  • Briggs, Miles
  • Whittle, Brian
  • Webber, Sue
  • McCall, Roz
  • Eagle, Tim
  • Halcro Johnston, Jamie
  • Golden, Maurice
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Burnett, Alexander
  • Lumsden, Douglas

Scottish Labour

For
0
Against
  • McNeill, Pauline
  • O'Kane, Paul
  • Mochan, Carol
  • Sweeney, Paul
  • Russell, Davy
  • Grant, Rhoda
  • Clark, Katy
  • Lennon, Monica
  • Johnson, Daniel
  • Whitfield, Martin
  • Leonard, Richard
  • Bibby, Neil
  • Baker, Claire
  • Baillie, Jackie
  • Marra, Michael
  • Griffin, Mark
  • Boyack, Sarah
  • Villalba, Mercedes
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Rowley, Alex
  • Duncan-Glancy, Pam
  • Sarwar, Anas

Scottish Green Party

For
  • Burgess, Ariane
  • Harvie, Patrick
  • Slater, Lorna
  • Chapman, Maggie
  • Mackay, Gillian
  • Ruskell, Mark
  • Greer, Ross
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

Independent

For
  • Mason, John
Against
  • Ewing, Fergus
  • Choudhury, Foysol
Abstained
  • Balfour, Jeremy
Did not vote
  • Regan, Ash
  • Smyth, Colin

Scottish Liberal Democrats

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
  • Cole-Hamilton, Alex
  • Rennie, Willie
  • McArthur, Liam
  • Greene, Jamie
  • Wishart, Beatrice
Did not vote
0

Reform UK

For
0
Against
  • Simpson, Graham
Abstained
0
Did not vote
0

No Party Affiliation

For
0
Against
0
Abstained
0
Did not vote
  • Johnstone, Alison

Related motion

Motion ref. S6M-20295

Stopping the Scottish Government’s Business Tax Increases

Submitted by: Murdo Fraser, Mid Scotland and Fife, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party, Date lodged: Monday, January 5, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Result 64 for, 47 against, 6 abstained, 12 did not vote Agreed


Amendments

Motion ref. S6M-20295.2

Stopping the Scottish Government’s Business Tax Increases: Amendment 2: Amendment

Submitted by: Daniel Johnson, Edinburgh Southern, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Tuesday, January 6, 2026

Current status: Taken in the Chamber on Wednesday, January 7, 2026

Result 27 for, 58 against, 32 abstained, 12 did not vote Disagreed