Monday 8 November 2010

Reducing the size of government

In the life time of the Scottish parliament the Scottish government has virtually increased in size by nearly 60%. In the new year we face a Vat rise, Council Tax rise (later this year), Fuel Tax increase and those hidden taxes we never see which we all pay for at the till point. We all work more days for government than ever before, with more bureaucracy, regulation dictating how we should or should not live our life's

As a libertarian I believe government should be kept to the the minimum, with services limited to Primary Education, Secondary Education, Protection services, road network, street cleaners, help the disabled and perhaps health care. Even those services I will sometimes argue should be left to the free market instead of being funded via Taxes.

The money paid via Taxes (I consider theft) to government is your money, and should be spent on the very basics with the rest kept in your own pockets, the very minimum should go to government. I don't consider it is the responsibility of government to fund the life style choices of others which includes further education, fund on unnecessary quangos or fund businesses.

The funding the Scottish government receives ether goes directly to the councils or to one of the the hundreds of public bodies. I have ignored the funding councils receives and have listed Government organisations funded directly by Scottish government which I consider could be abolished.

From the list below I have identified £4 billion which I personally don't consider front line services. When you also include the many millions more of public money spent on unaccountable charities, the waste with in the Council we could virtually save the Tax Payer nearly £10 billion or One Third of the Scottish budget.

With these saving Council Tax and National Insurance could virtually be printing thousands out of the poverty trap.

Government already makes up 57% of all spending, and we all now have to work more for government than ever before specially with the upcoming Tax increases. Its time the Scottish public was offered a better deal. The libertarian option would be to significantly reduce the size of government and abolish Council Tax and Income Tax.

It time to keep government off peoples backs.












































































Architecture and Design Scotland £1,514,000 Non front line service
Bòrd na Gàidhlig £5,459,000 Non front line service
Cairngorms National Park Authority £4,925,000 Non front line service
Creative Scotland (Established 1 July 2010)£4,925,000 Non front line service
Crofters' Commission £3,005,000 Non front line service
Learning & Teaching Scotland £13,747,540 Further education is a life style choice
Loch Lomond and The Trossachs National Park Authority £8,252,000Non front line service
National Galleries of Scotland £25,774,000 Non front line service
National Library of Scotland £21,453,000 Non front line service
National Museums of Scotland £37,798,000 Non front line service
Police Complaints Commission for Scotland £1,001,000 The courts responsibility
Quality Meat Scotland NA Non front line service
Risk Management Authority £1,250,000 Non front line service
Royal Botanic Garden, £12,055,000Non front line service
Royal Commission on the Ancient and
Historical Monuments of Scotland
£6,867,000 Non front line service
Scottish Agricultural Wages Board Not declared Non front line service
Scottish Children's Reporter Administration £30,105,335Responsibility of the NHS
Scottish Commission for the Regulation of Care £18,688,000 Non front line service
Scottish Criminal Cases Review Commission £1,215,000 Non front line service
Scottish Enterprise £318,722,000 Non front line service
Scottish Environment Protection Agency £47,500,000 Responsibility of the legal system
Scottish Further and Higher Education Funding Council £1,865,602,000Further education is a life style choice

Scottish Natural Heritage
£66,829,000 Non front line service
Scottish Police Services Authority £101,136,000 Non front line service
Scottish Qualifications Authority £17,458,000 Further education is a life style choice
Scottish Social Services Council £12,563,000 Further education is a life style choice
Skills Development Scotland £196,673,000 Further education is a life style choice
Sportscotland £47,000,000 Non front line service
VisitScotland £53,186,000 Non front line service
Water Industry Commission for Scotland not declared Non front line service
General Teaching Council for Scotland not declared Non front line service
Judicial Appointments Board for Scotland £518,645 Non front line service
Local Government Boundary Commission for Scotland £350,000 Non front line service
Mobility and Access Committee for Scotland £17,500 Non front line service
Public Transport Users Committee for Scotland £20,500 Non front line service
Scottish Advisory Committee on Distinction £156,604 Non front line service
Scottish Law Commission £156,604 Non front line service
Scottish Local Authorities Remuneration Committee £35,000 Non front line service
Parole Board for Scotland £1,300,000 Responsibility of prisons
Private Rented Housing Panel£481,000 Non front line service
Scottish Charity Appeals Panel£1,904,000 Non front line service
Caledonian Maritime Assets Ltd£6,300,000Non front line service
Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd £30,100,000 Non front line service
Scottish Futures Trust £4,300,000 Non front line service
Scottish Water £181,800,000 Sold Off
Accountant in Bankruptcy £5,732,000 Non front line service
Disclosure Scotland £3,203,000 Non front line service
Historic Scotland £49,053,000 Non front line service
HM Inspectorate of Education £15,924,000 Non front line service
National Archives of Scotland £10,600,000 Non front line service
Scottish Housing Regulator £4,700,000 Non front line service
Scottish Housing Regulator £4,700,000 Non front line service
Scottish Public Pensions Agency £12,900,000Non front line service
Social Work Inspection Agency £4,000,000Non front line service
Student Awards Agency for Scotland £8,520,000Non front line service
General Register Office for Scotland £14,700,000Non front line service
Court of Lord Lyon £36,000Non front line service
Drinking Water Quality Regulator £430,000 Non front line service
Administered by relevant Local Authority £425,000 Non front line service
Macaulay Institute £10,543,800 Non front line service
Moredun Research Institute £6,957,000 Non front line service
Office of the Queens Printer £83,262 Non front line service
Scottish Agricultural College £15,580,500 Further education is a life style choice
Scottish Crop Research Institute £16,529,000 Non front line service
Scottish Roadworks Commissioner £300,000 Non front line service
Standards Commission for Scotland £680,000 Non front line service
Visiting Committees for Scottish Penal Establishments £69,540Non front line service

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