Tax lapse

Glad to hear that an apology was eventually forthcoming from the Finance Secretary this afternoon ... it was the right thing to do.

Mind you, the tone of the debate was as robust (from all sides, it has to be said!) as I think I've heard it throughout this whole Parliamentary term and couldn't have helped any calm consideration of what's gone wrong here :-(

Let's hope that tempers calm-down in the next few days and that a proper investigation can get under way to ensure this can't happen again.