苏格兰议会通过了紧急法,禁止因法律错误而退还400亿英镑的营业费,以保护委员会的资金。 Scotland’s parliament passed emergency law to block £400M in business rate refunds due to a legal error, protecting council funds.

苏格兰议会通过了紧急立法,规定停止向企业退还高达4亿英镑的未占有房产非家庭租金,纠正《2020年法案》中的法律缺陷,该法忽视了1956年早期法律。 Scotland’s Parliament passed emergency legislation to stop up to £400 million in potential refunds to businesses for non-domestic rates on unoccupied properties, correcting a legal flaw in the 2020 Act that overlooked earlier laws from 1956. 这一错误本可使多达34 000个空置商业财产的业主收回自2023年4月以来一直支付的款项,从而威胁到理事会的财政。 The error could have allowed owners of up to 34,000 vacant commercial properties to reclaim payments made since April 2023, threatening council finances. 新法案已核准86至24项,追溯性保留这些费率的赔偿责任。 The new bill, approved 86 to 24, retroactively maintains liability for these rates. 虽然政府称保护公共资金至关重要, 但反对党MSP批评政府仓促、起草不善、法律上有风险, 警告法院可能提出质疑。 While the government called it essential to protect public funds, opposition MSPs criticized it as rushed, poorly drafted, and legally risky, warning of possible court challenges.