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Is council tax broken?

Martin Booth, LGIU associate

  • 26th August 2025
  • Scotland
  • 11 mins read

In the first of a series of briefings on local government finance in Scotland, Martin Booth, former Executive Director of Finance at Glasgow City Council, provides a critique of the Council Tax system.

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