Questions · Peter Peacock

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether a three pence local income tax in the Argyll and Bute Council area will yield sufficient income to maintain current service levels.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007 All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search">h…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people will be required to administer a local income tax in the Argyll and Bute Council area.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for whichcan be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Argyll and Bute Council will contribute any local income tax collected in its area to any central pool for redistribution to other local authorities and, if so, under what circumstances.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer the memberto the answer to question S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for whichcan be found at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Argyll and Bute Council will receive any additional government grants to make up any shortfall between the amount collected under a local income tax and current income from the council tax.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer the memberto the answer to S3W-4867 on 26October 2007 All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search">h…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated difference will be between funds currently collected under the council tax and those estimated to be collected under a local income tax in the Argyll and Bute Council area.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007 All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search">h…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what estimate it has made of income to Argyll and Bute Council from a local income tax.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007 All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search">h…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether its policy in respect of a local income tax will result in an individual in the Argyll and Bute Council area with an income of £20,000 from interest on savings and income from share dividends paying no local taxes, while an individual with an income of £20,000 from a job would pay…

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007 All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search">h…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria will be applied to individuals in the Argyll and Bute Council area in determining residency for local income tax purposes.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007 All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search">h…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether individuals with unearned income in the Argyll and Bute Council area will be subject to a local income tax on this income.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007 All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search">h…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether individuals with large savings in the Argyll and Bute Council area will be subject to a local income tax on the income from those savings.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer the memberto the answer to S3W-4867 on 26October 2007 All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search">h…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what provision will be made in the Argyll and Bute Council area for assessing individuals’ incomes for the purpose of collecting a local income tax.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007 All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search">h…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made a projection of the level of any local income tax evasion in the Argyll and Bute Council area and, if so, what this projection is.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the searchfacility for which can be found at:<ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/web…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how the estimated cost of collecting a local income tax in the Argyll and Bute Council area compares with the cost of collecting the council tax.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007. All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the searchfacility for which can be found at:<ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/web…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated cost will be of collecting a local income tax in the Argyll and Bute Council area.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007. All answers towritten parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, thesearch facility for which can be found at:<ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/web…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people in the Argyll and Bute Council area it expects to be eligible to pay a local income tax.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007. All answers towritten parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, thesearch facility for which can be found at:<ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/web…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive when it expects a local income tax to be operational in the Argyll and Bute Council area.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007 All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search">h…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many pensioners aged over 65 in the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar area will be required to pay the local income tax.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at:<ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/web…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many households it estimates will be worse off in the Western Isles under its local income tax proposals.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at:<ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/web…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether a three pence local income tax in the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar area will yield sufficient income to maintain current service levels in the Western Isles.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at:<ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/web…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive how many people will be required to administer a local income tax in the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar area.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007 All answers to writtenparliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’s website, the searchfacility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.s…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Comhairle nan Eilean Siar would contribute any local income tax collected in the Western Isles to any central pool for redistribution to other local authorities and, if so, under what circumstances.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer the memberto S3W-4867 answered on 26 October2007 All answers to written parliamentary questions are available on the Parliament’swebsite, the search facility for which can be found at <ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search">http://…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether Comhairle nan Eilean Siar will receive any additional government grants to make up any shortfall between the amount collected under a local income tax and current income from the council tax.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007. All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at:<ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/web…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what the estimated difference will be between funds currently collected under the council tax and those estimated to be collected under a local income tax in the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar area.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007 All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at:<ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/weba…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what estimate it has made of income to Comhairle nan Eilean Siar from a local income tax.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007 All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at:<ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/weba…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether its policy in respect of a local income tax will result in an individual in the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar area with an income of £20,000 from interest on savings and income from share dividends paying no local taxes, while an individual with an income of £20,000 from a job would p…

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007 All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at:<ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/weba…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what criteria will be applied to individuals in the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar area in determining residency for local income tax purposes.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007 All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at:<ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/weba…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether individuals with unearned income in the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar area will be subject to a local income tax on this income.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to question S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007 All answers to written parliamentaryquestions are available on the Parliament’s website, the search facility forwhich can be found at:<ahref="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/weba…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether individuals with large savings in the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar area will be subject to a local income tax on the income from those savings.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007 All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search">h…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive what provision will be made in the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar area for assessing individuals’ incomes for the purpose of collecting a local income tax.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007 All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search">h…

2 Oct 2007 · Written Question

To ask the Scottish Executive whether it has made a projection of the level of any local income tax evasion in the Comhairle nan Eilean Siar area and, if so, what this projection is.

Answer · John Swinney: I refer themember to the answer to S3W-4867 on 26 October 2007 All answers to written parliamentary questions areavailable on the Parliament’s website, the search facility for which can befound at <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/webapp/wa.search">h…