A step towards making Council Tax a fairer tax.
"Changing the Council Tax multipliers requires regulations to be agreed in the Scottish Parliament, as well as changes to local authority billing and administration systems. These could be delivered in time for changes to take effect from the start of the 2024-25 Council Tax year.
Repeating the 2017 changes would mean Council Tax would increase by 7.5%, 12.5%, 17.5% and 22.5% for properties valuation Bands E, F, G and H respectively if the rates for Band D properties remained unchanged. The average annual increases, based on 2023-24 Council Tax rates, would be around £139, £288, £485 and £781 per dwelling in these Bands respectively, potentially raising an additional £176 million, with around 28% of all properties being impacted."