Claim John Swinney stayed at Peter Mandelson's residence is Mostly True
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Tax
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Taxable derelict land increase in most council areas sparks calls for tax reform
The number of vacant and derelict land plots subject to business rates grew in most Scottish council areas in recent
Tax haven firms own £7.7bn of UK offshore wind power lines
Transmission cables from the 24 offshore wind farms around the UK — which have a combined value of nearly £7.7bn
‘Astonishing’ pandemic parking bill at three PFI hospitals tops £5.6m
The Scottish Government has paid out more than £5.6m to private finance firms at three Scottish hospitals to waive
Nicola Sturgeon’s claim that Jaffa Cakes are biscuits is False
[sc name=”FFS”] Nicola Sturgeon has waded into a controversy that has rumbled on even longer than coronavirus, after she
£250bn: the cost of giving tax breaks to North Sea oil firms
The UK government has lost over £250 billion in 13 years by giving generous tax breaks to North Sea oil
FFS explains: the GERS report and Scotland’s deficit
The Government Expenditure and Revenue Scotland or GERS report has been the subject of much political football. In the run
Revealed: £1m tax sweetener for Cairngorms land deal
A major landowner was given a tax “sweetener” in a top secret £7.2 million deal to buy a treasured