With memory of the general election fading, debate has again turned to the constitution and where power resides. In the past 20 years we have seen power devolved from Westminster to Holyrood only to be stockpiled in Edinburgh. The Non-Domestic Rates Bill offers an opportunity to repatriate business rates, which were once a local tax, back to local control. Councils across Scotland face huge divergence, not just in terms of geography and demographics, but in economic growth. If we genuinely want to grow our national economy we have to first recognise that there is no such thing as a single Scottish economy,…

Source: The Times January 14, 2020 23:59 UTC