AGGREGATES LEVY IN NORTHERN IRELAND

Motion Text

That this House notes the recommendations from the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee to postpone the introduction of the aggregates levy in Northern Ireland until a fully informed decision has been reached; notes that the public sector accounts for 40 per cent. of all aggregates used in Scotland; further notes that the aggregates levy will therefore have a negative effect on public sector spending in Scotland; and therefore calls upon the government to abandon the aggregates levy in Scotland.