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A leading group of MPs will press the Scottish and Westminster governments on full refunds of bedroom tax for all tenants in Scotland and not just those in arrears.
Their decision follows First Minister Alex Salmond pledge last week to “mitigate” the hated charge the north of the border.
Westminster Scottish affairs committee chairman Ian Davidson said: “Now that it is absolutely clear that the Scottish government has both the powers and the money to effectively abolish the bedroom tax in Scotland we want to get on with discussing how best this can be done.”
Years of underfunding are eroding Scotland’s local services and deepening inequality in communities, says VINCE MILLS
Building is the solution for much of our housing crisis – and will also help to address poverty, ill health, and even anti-social behaviour and alienation, writes KENNY MacASKILL
