https://sil2.e-infinitum.com/ en https://sil2.e-infinitum.com/tax-policy-independent-scotland <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">TAX POLICY FOR AN INDEPENDENT SCOTLAND</span> <div class="field field--name-field-author-or-creator field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Primary Author or Creator</div> <div class="field__item">Richard Murphy</div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/18" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Stephen Richard</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Fri, 10/01/2021 - 23:10</span> <div class="field field--name-field-additional-author-s-creato field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Additional Author(s) / Creators</div> <div class="field__item">Scottish Independence Convention</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-alternative-published-date field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Alternative Published Date</div> <div class="field__item">2020</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Category</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/121" hreflang="en">Taxation</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Type of Resource</div> <div class="field__item">Policy Paper</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-length field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Length (Pages, words, minutes etc...)</div> <div class="field__item">11pp</div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Fast Facts</div> <div class="field__item"><p>The current UK tax system is not fit for purpose in Scotland.  It is vital that during the transition period new systems for managing tax in Scotland be put in place.  Taxes will need to be placed on a variety of sources and some of these will need extensive consideration.   The tax and benefit systems must be integrated.</p></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-precis field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">More details</div> <div class="field__item"><p>Scottish Independence Convention (SIC) Transition Paper No. 5 Taxation.</p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-resource-url field--type-link field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Resource Address (URL)</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://independenceconvention.scot/transitions">https://independenceconvention.scot/transitions</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-keywords field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Keywords</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/574" hreflang="en">Taxation</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/691" hreflang="en">Public revenue</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/698" hreflang="en">social benefits</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-related-questions field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Related Questions</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/10" hreflang="en">What will tax be like in an independent Scotland?</a></div> </div> </div> <div id="field-language-display"> <fieldset class="js-form-item js-form-type-item form-type-item js-form-item- form-item- form-group"> <label>Language</label> English </fieldset> </div> Fri, 01 Oct 2021 22:10:22 +0000 Stephen Richard 372 at https://sil2.e-infinitum.com https://sil2.e-infinitum.com/what-can-scottish-parliament-do-new-social-security-powers <span class="field field--name-title field--type-string field--label-hidden">What can the Scottish Parliament do with new social security powers?</span> <div class="field field--name-field-author-or-creator field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Primary Author or Creator</div> <div class="field__item">Paul Spicker</div> </div> <span class="field field--name-uid field--type-entity-reference field--label-hidden"><span lang="" about="/user/18" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype="">Stephen Richard</span></span> <span class="field field--name-created field--type-created field--label-hidden">Tue, 09/14/2021 - 09:07</span> <div class="field field--name-field-additional-author-s-creato field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Additional Author(s) / Creators</div> <div class="field__item">Common Weal</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-alternative-published-date field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Alternative Published Date</div> <div class="field__item">February 2016</div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Category</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/71" hreflang="en">Social welfare</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-type field--type-string field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Type of Resource</div> <div class="field__item">Assessment report</div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Fast Facts</div> <div class="field__item"><p>An analsys of the d devolution of social security powers to the Scottish Parliament in the Scotland Bill.  Whilst the reforms have been represented as giving Scotland “one of the most powerful devolved parliaments in the world.” it is debatable that this is the case. In any federal system, powers lie by default with the states, not with central government. It is open to the states (and sometimes to local governments) to experiment and to innovate. Scotland will not be able to do this.</p></div> </div> <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-field-precis field--type-text-long field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">More details</div> <div class="field__item"><p>― The powers transferred to the Scottish Government, whilst valued by those affected by them, are marginal in the overall context of social security in Scotland.</p> <p>― The administrative infrastructure to delivery many of the devolved benefits is complex, not just in terms of transferring power from Westminster to Scotland but also in determining the relative roles of the Scottish Government and Local Councils in delivery.</p> <p>― Significant problems may arise where devolved benefits interact with reserved benefits – an increase in the former may offset by a decrease in the latter.</p> <p>― There is scope for Scotland to significantly improve current benefits using these powers such as by topping up benefits like Carers’ Allowance, Child Benefit or Housing Benefit.</p> <p>― Some benefits may be improved not by increasing the level of benefit but by broadening provision. Making benefits such as school meals universal rather than means tested will increase uptake and reduce the stigma of claiming them.</p> <p>― Consideration should be given to using these powers to “top up” or otherwise improve the State Pension.</p></div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-resource-url field--type-link field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Resource Address (URL)</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="https://commonweal.scot/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/What-can-the-Scottish-Parliament-do-with-new-social-security-powers.pdf">https://commonweal.scot/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/What-can-the-Scottish-Parlia…</a></div> </div> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-keywords field--type-entity-reference field--label-above"> <div class="field__label">Keywords</div> <div class='field__items'> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/459" hreflang="en">social welfare</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/698" hreflang="en">social benefits</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/591" hreflang="en">Child benefit</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/636" hreflang="en">Housing benefit</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/604" hreflang="en">Carers&#039; allowance</a></div> <div class="field__item"><a href="/taxonomy/term/305" hreflang="en">Pensions</a></div> </div> </div> <div id="field-language-display"> <fieldset class="js-form-item js-form-type-item form-type-item js-form-item- form-item- form-group"> <label>Language</label> English </fieldset> </div> Tue, 14 Sep 2021 08:07:24 +0000 Stephen Richard 195 at https://sil2.e-infinitum.com