Scotland scraps tax cut
 

Re: Scotland scraps tax cut
 

Yet another example of an ill conceived SNP policy. They just don't think ahead and apply the common sense test, do they? I thought they were supposed to have good green credentials.

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It wasnt ill conceived, they just lost their bottle to implement it.

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It was ill conceived because it encouraged more passengers to use air travel, which would put more planes in the air, which would cause more pollution.

It did not sit well with the SNP's views on the environment. That is why it was withdrawn.

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They are a minority government that relies on Green votes to get a budget through parliament. That’s why it was withdrawn.

The SNP has no fixed views about anything except independence.

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Why is that ill conceived ?
You might not agree with it, but that doesnt make it ill conceived.

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Without the greens they would be up the creek ,

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They wanted to get more people in and reducing the cost would help. Flying in to London then car/coach/train to Scotland takes a long time and can be very expensive. Reducing price to get there quickly would likely generate more income than that lost on air tax.

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How does reducing departure tax get more people in?

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Because unless you are migrating you also need to leave so surely a return ticket would also have element of departure tax.

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Because it reduces the overall cost of a return ticket.