Scottish Parliament inquiry and UK Government consultation are keeping us busy!

Introduction It is heartening to see this inquiry into a Sottish approach on taxation, and we are pleased,SCVO gave evidence to the Commission on Local Tax Reform in 2015 (http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts,the same year (http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/finance-committee-inquiry-into-scottish-rate-of-income-tax,Scotland’s transition to a low-carbon economy (http://stopclimatechaos.org/sites/default/files/SCCS-response-APD-Consultation-final.pdf,Conclusion To reiterate, we welcome this discussion around a Scottish approach to taxation, and we would

by reading our submission to the Scottish Parliament’s Finance Committee on the Scottish Rate of Income,In SCVO’s submission to the Fairer Scotland employability consultation we stated that we need to put,Our response to the Fairer Scotland consultation was informed by SCVO’s recently published employability,SCVO believes that we need to value all forms of contribution, not just jobs, and to tailor support to,The primary message is about the need for a new, coherent approach to policymaking which integrates new

The Scottish Parliament should also review alternative approaches to employability and the work programme,References [i] http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts/2912/ [ii] http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/S4_EconomyEnergyandTourismCommittee,www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/People/welfarereform/EXPERTWORKINGGROUPONWELFARE/Process [xv] http://www.scvo.scot/long-form-posts,monitoring-poverty-and-social-exclusion-2013 [xviii] http://www.scvo.scot/news-campaigns-and-policy/briefings-consultation-responses,[xxii] http://www.scvo.scot/news-campaigns-and-policy/briefings-consultation-responses/independent-review-of-jobseekers-allowance-sanctions