FACT 1 the main tax generator in the UK is the SE corner of England most (people most economic activity =most tax)

FACT 2 The “Barnett” formula (named after Joel Barnett) recognises this and reallocates some of the SE England Tax take across the UK in the form of a subvention (billions of pounds).
In short the regions get more than they would if the had to depend on the tax raised in the region .
This,obvious to even the moderately aware, is a very bad deal for the SE of England and a very good deal for the deadbeats in the rest of the UK.
(why the SE put up with it is beyond me)

You wish to vary your tax rates?
Please proceed Put them up? –don`t think so not a big vote winner there?

Reduce them ?
1 Will you create new taxation departments ? or ask the existing ones to operate for you (for a fee)
2 How will you pay for existing services? ask the dreaded ENGLESE for more of their tax?
3 How will you react if the dreaded ENGLESE point out that you are now master of your own destiny for tax and utter the magic words fuck off .

Income, Corporation, Capital Gains, Inheritance – the whole lot.

“Barnshee – it should say tax “varying” powers rather than “raising”. Seems to work OK in other countries around the world. Are we especially incompetent”

1 Er yes
2 What taxes would you “vary” and how?

Note the update to the original post.

Neither taxation nor policing and justice are included in the referenced schedule.

Dan O Neill in the Echo Sammy? – I wouldn’t overestimate the Irish vote SAmmy although Paul Flynn, Paul Murphy and Don Touhig all MPS from that tradition.

“it being the completion of the devolution process”

I think that statement relates to completion of what was agreed in the STA.

tax raising/varying powers will be chosen battleground for the ‘No’ campaign and it will be a tough fight to get it through. The anti “Welshie” Irish factor in Kaydiff and Newport, although in decline just like in Scotland, may well scupper it.

1 Local income tax at time when household bills are going thru the roof. No votes there.

2 Excise duties er no next door neighbour would clean up and anyway would only add to bills in 1 above.

3 Shaft the rate payer– bin taxes, walking down the street tax, support youn local councillor tax. Possible?

Enter the real world

It was just a link to the BBC report quoted at the end.