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Daily Record
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Politics
Chris McCall

Scots could pay for office parking places as government denies levy is 'tax on workers'

Businesses could soon be forced to pay for office parking spaces under controversial plans backed by SNP and Green ministers.

Transport minister Jenny Gilruth today denied workplace parking levies amounted to a "tax on workers" and would instead allow cities to raise cash for public transport improvements.

The Scottish Government passed a bill in 2019 which hands all local authorities the power to introduce charges for car parking outside offices and other workplaces.

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