Published on : Friday, September 14, 2018
Regardless of the answer of previous week, on Monday Cllr Day said the results of a summer research programme would be part of what he defined “a robust, industry-supported case”, when thanks to Mr Mackay and Ms Hyslop we know the STA’s position has not altered ever since the statement of July which greeted the SNP’s pledge not to give councils the authority to bring in the tax without the industry’s full involvement. The STA insisted that “Any change to this [Scottish Government] position should only be considered in the light of an objective and well-informed national, rather than local debate, following conduct of independent research, undertaken by a suitably experienced firm . . . and formal stakeholder consultation initiated by the Scottish Government.”
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