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Read online at https://workersliberty.org/node/37354 Scotland and the "second referendum" Submitted by martin on 8 June, 2021 - 3:47 Author: Dale Street The SNP victory – or SNP-Green victory – in the Holyrood election of 6 May 2021 was a mandate for a second referendum on Scottish independence. The fact that the SNP did not get an absolute majority of seats or an absolute majority of the popular vote is irrelevant. The Holyrood voting system is designed to stop one party gaining an absolute majority of seats (and the SNP fell only seat short of that). And no one ever ar...

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Financial sustainability of Scots councils 'at risk' without funding rethink, warns audit body SCOTLAND'S local authorities face a "clear risk" to their financial sustainability without a radical shake-up in the way they are funded. That is the stark view of the public spending watchdog which says the 32 Scottish councils which run many of our services from education to dustbin collections need the "certainty" of a multi-year financial settlement from the Scottish Government so they can make proper planning. Presently the Scottish Government provides funding on an annual basis to local ...

BusinessWorld May 16, 2021 | 7:59 pm PHILSTAR THE HOUSE Committee on Ways and Means said its priorities on resuming session Monday include grappling with out-of-control pension liabilities for military and uniformed personnel (MUP). In a statement Saturday, Committee Chairman Jose Ma. Clemente S. Salceda said: “MUP pension reform will be painful but crucial. It’s some pain now or very big pain in the future. The unfunded pension liabilities, according to the GSIS, amount to some P9.6 trillion based on 2019 data. It’s a serious threat to our economic prospects in...

House of Representatives (MANILA BULLETIN File photo/Alvin Kasiban) These are the effective implementation of the Corporate Recovery and Tax Incentives for Enterprises Act (CREATE); a fiscally sustainable framework for military pensions; and a bevy of tax administration and enforcement measures, Salceda, the House panel’s chairman, said. “We are trying to avoid new taxes, unless they are for sectors that won’t get hurt by taxes, like POGO (Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators) or e-sabong. Our focus now is really to secure the legacy of President Duterte’s tax reforms and to work on...