Scottish Greens express frustration over the council tax freeze decision, stating that it broke the Bute House Agreement and undermined trust in local government. The future of the agreement now rests with the SNP leadership.
The motion states that the council tax freeze decision “broke the Bute House Agreement’s commitment to ‘consultation and collaboration with the Green Group throughout the development and scrutiny of all stages of the annual budget process’.
“Conference believes that local taxation should be decided by democratically elected local government, and that failure to respect this damages trust and completely undermines attempts to treat local government with greater respect. The amendment failed, with Scottish Greens co-leader Lorna Slater warning that if passed, it would “lead to the end of the Bute House Agreement”.
Unfortunately, though, these important debates are being spoiled by a vocal minority of trolls who aren’t really interested in the issues, try to derail the conversations, register under fake names, and post vile abuse.
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