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29-Oct-16, 09:20
The Caithness Business Index (http://www.caithness-business.co.uk) has posted the following article:

Highland Council agrees motion for taxes raised in Highland to stay in Highland




The Highland Council today agreed the following motion to Council by Leader of the Council Margaret Davidson and Provost of Inverness Helen Carmichael: "The Highland Council believes that local taxes raised locally should stay locally and this is in accordance with the European Charter of Local Self-Government. The Highland Council calls on the SNP Scottish Government to ensure that the full amount (£5m) of Council Tax multiplier will stay in Highland for Highland Education and will not be redistributed to other Local Authority areas. [Read Full Article (http://caithness-business.co.uk/article.php?id=7071)]