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Research Reports

• Public Attitudes Towards Local Taxation (public survey by MORI Scotland)
• Public Consultation: Local taxation in Scotland (deliberative focus group study by GfK NOP)
• A History of Local Government Finance in Scotland (paper by Professor Arthur Midwinter)
• Modelling the Effects of Tax Options (statistical modelling work by the University of Stirling)

Oral Hearings

1. Local Authorities

• Panel No. 1 (East Dunbartonshire, North Lanarkshire and Stirling Councils)
• Panel No. 2 (Aberdeenshire, Angus and Perth & Kinross Councils)
• Panel No. 3 (Glasgow City, Renfrewshire and West Dunbartonshire Councils)
• Panel No. 4 (Clackmannanshire and West Lothian Councils)
• Panel No. 5 (Aberdeen City, Argyll & Bute, Dumfries & Galloway and Scottish Borders Council)
• Panel No. 6 (Comhairle nan Eilean Siar and Orkney Islands Council)
• Panel No. 7 (City of Edinburgh and Fife Councils)

2. Political parties

• Scottish Conservative Party
• Scottish Green Party
• Scottish Labour Party
• Scottish Liberal Democrats
• Scottish National Party
• Scottish Socialist Party

3. Others

• Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA) in Scotland
• Confederation of British Industry (CBI) Scotland
• Convention of Scottish Local Authorities (COSLA)
• Federation of Small Businesses
• Help the Aged in Scotland
• Scottish Chambers of Commerce
• Society of Local Authority Chief Executives and Senior Managers (SOLACE) Scotland
• UNISON