Stage 1

The Landfill Tax (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 17 April 2013. The Committee took oral evidence throughout June and will report on the general principles in September 2013.
Evidence
The Committee issued a call for evidence (105KB pdf) on 24 April 2013. The Landfill Tax (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 17 April 2013. The Finance Committee has been designated as the lead committee in scrutinising this Bill. The lead committee’s role at Stage 1 is to consider and report on the Bill’s general principles.
To accommodate the Committee’s timetable for its Stage 1 scrutiny, it sought written evidence and the responses can be found below.
Read the written submissions
Report