IT'S TIME WE TANKED TAX

Failure to act on outdated system a 'political humiliation'

- BY NICK FORBES

THE failure to reform Scots council tax is a "collective political humiliation", the head of a leading think tank has said.

Chris Deerin, of Enlighten, said with previous moves to reform the tax having come to nothing, it is time for a "Smith Commission-style body" to step in to achieve a cross-party consensus on the issue.

Deerin's comments came in response to the Scottish Government's consultation on the future of council tax, which closes on Friday.