Tax is at the heart of the debate on the economy.,conversations with the sector, a key point to emerge was that this is the time to stop talking about simply building,and spend commitments we need the Scottish Parliament to deliver, in order to improve Scotland for everyone,Spending allocations As a starter for ten, let’s consider four areas the third sector could focus Government,behind any taxation system – which we have often repeated (see, for example, here: http://www.scvo.scot/blog

Increases in the living wage would have more of an impact if more employers were committed to paying

In a blog in March 2013, I argued that inequality is damaging our economy and wealth, and quoted Stewart,the rewards of rising prosperity at the very top doesn’t encourage anyone, create real wealth or give everyone,A SCVO paper - An Economy for All – outlined how we can build a stronger economy by reducing inequality,The reality is that we need an economic strategy that works for people in Scotland.,By building our economy around people’s needs – secure jobs, health and happiness – we’ll see inequality

To examine alternative economies, to strengthen the commonweal, to rein in the big corporations - we,Where everyone else bailed out the bankers and made the public pay the price, Iceland let the banks go,We have his legacy – let’s build on this.,Let’s join with others in making a stand.,Research Unit London School of Economics and Political Science June 2012 [15] http://www.democracynow.org/blog

There is increasing consensus that our economy works for the few, and not the many – with wealth pretty,Oxfam’s “Our economy” project highlights how the current economy “shuts people out”.,The building blocks of a Scottish welfare state The recent report from the Expert Working Group on Welfare,More Excuses – Danson and Trebeck (Jimmy Reid Foundation, 2013) [iv] http://www.oxfam.org.uk/scotland/blog,/2013/08/help-us-build-our-economy [v] http://scottishcommonweal.org/what-is-common-weal/ [vi] As above