'Mansion tax' for £1m Scottish homes tabled at Holyrood

Council tax bills would rise under plan for huge shakeup of the system in Scotland

EXCLUSIVE: The Green proposal for a council tax revaluation aims to overhaul the historic council tax banding system.

'Mansion tax' for £1m Scottish homes tabled at Holyrood

PROPOSALS which would bring in a “mansion tax” for Scottish property sales have been lodged at Holyrood.

Scottish Green MSP tables ‘Mansion Tax’ proposals

Proposals for a ‘mansion tax’ on the sale of the million pound homes have been tabled in Parliament by Scottish Green MSP Ross Greer, with the money raised being used to protect public services. Scottish Greens finance spokesperson Ross Greer has tabled amendments to the Housing Bill which would introduce a new band of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax on the most expensive homes. Currently, the top rate of Land and Buildings Transaction Tax fo…