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Council tax reform: too little too late

LGIU Team

  • 2nd February 2026
  • Scotland
  • 11 mins read

This briefing provides LGIU’s response to Scottish Government’s consultation on ‘The Future of Council Tax in Scotland’. Our response is critical of the consultation. What it proposes is ‘too little, too late’ to address the fundamental financial problems facing Scottish local government.

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