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Leaked emails reveal Labour 'screwed up' on Budget tax vote
Embarrassed Labour chiefs have admitted they ''screwed up'' when they failed to back an SNP vote against a tax cut for the country's highest earners. (...)
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Meeting demands 'arts tax' clarity from city council
Around 200 members of Dundee's artistic and creative community have met to discuss the implications of what has been dubbed as a new ''arts tax''. (...)
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St Andrews University expert warns minimum pricing could hit whisky industry hard
The Scottish Government could sabotage the country's greatest export, according to a leading whisky export. (...)
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St Leonards School retains tax exemptions after having charitable status confirmed
St Leonards School in St Andrews has had its charitable status confirmed after three years of uncertainty. (...)
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New Scottish Conservative leader backs games tax calls
The new leader of the Scottish Conservatives has backed plans to introduce tax relief to support the games industry. (...)
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New report strengthens case for tax relief for video games firms
Tax breaks for video games firms lead to new jobs and increased profitability, a major new study has found. (...)
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Economic think tank warns business rates being hiked to cushion public spending cuts
Scottish businesses face rates rises worth £849 million over the next three years, according to a new academic study. (...)
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Operators found for Southern Cross care homes in Tayside and Fife
New operators for Southern Cross care homes in Tayside and Fife have finally been identified, a month behind schedule. (...)
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John Swinney extols the benefits of devolved corporation tax
Key industries in Tayside and Fife could receive targeted tax cuts under Scottish Government plans to devolve corporation tax. (...)
Two years' jail for tax office worker who carried out £90,000 fraud
A former tax office employee who invented four children and impersonated a woman to fraudulently claim more than £90,000 in benefits has been sent to prison for two years. (...)
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Local authorities taking legal action against council tax dodgers
Councils are launching legal proceedings against thousands of people each year in a bid to recoup millions of pounds of unpaid council tax. (...)
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Treasury criticised for rejecting targeted games tax breaks
A Dundee MSP has criticised the UK Government for ruling out tax relief for the computer games industry. (...)
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First Minister presses Chancellor for fossil fuel levy concessions
The UK Government may re-examine a decision not to release a £191 million fund that could be used to help Tayside and Fife capitalise on the renewables market, it has emerged. (...)
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Hard work just beginning for historic SNP Government
The shape of the Scottish Government will become clear this week when Alex Salmond is reinstalled as first minister. (...)
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Reservist Tom Wilkie wins battle with HMRC over army tax code
When Fife Territorial Army reservist Tom Wilkie was called up to use his nursing skills to care for British soldiers injured in Afghanistan, little did he think he would become embroiled in another battle when he came home. (...)
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'Bumbling bobbies' slated as cost of damage to police vehicles in Tayside totals more than £140,000
DAMAGE TO police vehicles in Tayside in the past two years has racked up a bill of over £140,000. (...)
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HMRC orders Dundee FC to set aside tax security cash
Steps have been taken by Her Majesty's Revenue and Custom to ensure that Dundee meet their tax demands in future. (...)
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Council tax freeze and education cuts dominate as Courier hustings series visits Angus South
The council tax freeze and "disgraceful" cuts proposed for Angus College were among issues debated by candidates vying to represent the new Angus South constituency at Holyrood as they went head to head at the latest Scottish Parliamentary hustings organised by The Courier. (...)
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Final fuel duty regulator plea on Budget day
Politicians, business owners and drivers made a final plea to Chancellor George Osborne to take decisive action on rocketing fuel prices when he delivers his Budget today. (...)
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Scottish Government puts forward 'improvements' to Scotland Bill
The UK Government has been urged to make "improvements" to the biggest shake-up to devolution since the creation of the Scottish Parliament. (...)
