Humza Is A Student Politician
Councils voice 'extreme disappointment' at Humza Yousaf tax freeze https://t.co/RTWxk3df0T
— Tom Gordon (@HTScotPol) October 20, 2023
Student politics is now the driving force behind the SNP led Scottish Government.
First Minister Humza Yousaf announces a council tax freeze at the SNP's annual conference, as if Scotland's 32 councils don't exist and there's no such thing as local democracy.
In the process, Yousaf also fails to consult other ministers in his own cabinet including the Greens who keep schtum, of course.
What an embarrassing mess.
Neither the SNP nor ScotGov has the power to freeze the Council Tax. And a freeze benefits the middle and higher earners more than the poor. if ScotGov pays (£100m?) to compensate then far far better ways of spending it to support people. CT freeze is about the worst method. https://t.co/W8KyT5Edzr
— Andy Wightman (@andywightman) October 18, 2023