I love the free bus travel idea. Car usage will plummet. Services will be funded, used, and cherished.

The SNP promised to end council tax too. Nobody could agree on a replacement though, and the SGP here have just made the same mistake! Whilst it is hated by many, the poll tax generation is getting smaller every year, and what it does do is tax the wealthy through their property. At least: it would if valuations were realistic. I’d commit to keeping it and doing a recalibration of banding and valuations. There are likely to be very big winners and losers in this move, so if we commit to doing so slowly (only moving 1 band every 5 years?), this should allow people to evaluate their position. And allow for exemptions to be extended too, nobody wants to throw anyone out of a property (which is possible with any tax change). For instance, arears could be accumulated, capped, and taken from any sale or estate on death