[S2M-4363.1 (Amendment)] Decision Time — 11 May 2006 at 16:59

This looks like the vote on S2M-4363.1

The description in the bulletin on 2006-05-11 is:

*S2M-4363.1 Derek Brownlee: Council Tax and Pensioner Poverty—As an amendment to motion (S2M-4363) in the name of Mr John Swinney, leave out from "recognises" to end and insert "notes that the council tax has increased by 60% since 1997 and that it is this large rise which has made the cost of local council services a punishing burden for so many Scottish households, especially pensioners; calls on the Scottish Executive to fund fully the centrally-driven policies which it imposes on local councils; further calls on the Executive to ensure that those who are entitled to council tax benefits are in receipt of them, and notes that in 2004-05 councils collected only 92.7% of council tax and that, if the Scottish councils improved their average collection rate to that of England, 96.5%, an extra £41.50 could be shaved off the average band D council tax in 2005-06."

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Text Introducing Division:

The next question is, that amendment S2M-4363.1, in the name of Derek Brownlee, which seeks to amend motion S2M-4363, in the name of John Swinney, on council tax and pensioner poverty, be agreed to. Are we agreed?

No.

There will be a division.

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