As an amendment to motion S5M-00212 in the name of Keith Brown (Taking Scotland Forward – Scotland’s Economy, Short Term Resilience and Long Term Opportunities), leave out from second "recognises" to end and insert “notes however that across a range of indicators, including GDP growth, unemployment rates and business confidence, the Scottish economy is underperforming the UK as a whole and the gap is widening; notes calls from the business community for urgent action to improve the situation; regrets the Scottish Government’s decision to increase the business rate burden by 42% over the past nine years, double the large business supplement and levy rates on empty industrial properties, and calls on the Scottish Government to support economic growth by investing in infrastructure and broadband, reversing its cuts to college budgets and ensuring a competitive tax regime for Scotland within the UK.”
Result 31 for, 88 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote Vote Defeated
Scottish National Party
Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
Scottish Labour
Scottish Green Party
Scottish Liberal Democrats
Submitted by: Keith Brown, Clackmannanshire and Dunblane, Scottish National Party, Date lodged: Wednesday, May 25, 2016
Supported by: Fergus Ewing, Jamie Hepburn, Paul Wheelhouse
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Result 93 for, 25 against, 0 abstained, 10 did not vote Vote Passed
Submitted by: Willie Rennie, North East Fife, Scottish Liberal Democrats, Date lodged: Thursday, May 26, 2016
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Result 94 for, 25 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote Vote Passed
Submitted by: Jackie Baillie, Dumbarton, Scottish Labour, Date lodged: Thursday, May 26, 2016
Supported by: David Stewart
Current status: Taken in the chamber on Tuesday, May 31, 2016
Result 50 for, 69 against, 0 abstained, 9 did not vote Vote Defeated