Proud to back calls for SNP business tax rethink

RATEABLE values in Scotland are updated every three years, although it was every five years before the Barclay Review of 2017.

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This is in stark contrast to council tax, which is still calculated using property valuations from 1991.

In the intervening third of a century, Scottish house prices have soared and experts now reckon that at least half of our homes are in the wrong band. This shows that revaluation is necessary... although it can also be painful, as many business owners are now finding out.