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The National (Scotland)
The National (Scotland)
National
Steph Brawn

John Swinney urged to replace 'outdated and unfair' council tax

(Image: Jane Barlow/PA Wire)

SCOTLAND's new government must replace the council tax and introduce a levy on private jets or "risk failing on poverty, public services and climate action", campaigners have told the First Minister.

Tax Justice Scotland – a coalition of more than 50 organisations, academics and think tanks – has said there is a "widening gap" between political promises and how they will be paid for as independent experts point to Scotland's public finances coming under increasing strain.

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