The Scotland Bill was introduced in the UK parliament in
November 2010. In March 2011, the Scotland Bill Committee of the
Scottish Parliament published its report on the Bill, which
generally supports its provisions. The Bill is the culmination of
the review of the constitutional position of Scotland within the UK
contained in the Calman Commission Report 'Serving Scotland
Better: Scotland and the United Kingdom in the 21st
Century'.
Tax Raising Powers
One of the main aims of the Bill will be to increase the amount
of revenue which the Scottish Parliament will have to raise itself,
rather by grant from the UK government, so as to improve its
accountability to the Scottish electorate. Accordingly, the
Scottish Parliament will be given power to legislate on tax which
includes power to:
