Change in Scottish government budget will remove Trump Turnberry in South Ayrshire from business rates relief schemeA Scottish golf resort owned by Donald Trump will no longer qualify for a controversial tax break, it has emerged. The Sunday Herald revealed that a change in the Scottish government’s recent budget will remove Trump Turnberry in South Ayrshire from a business rates relief scheme. Mackay faced calls to reform the transitional business rates relief scheme after it emerged in August that Trump Turnberry had benefited to the tune of £109,530 in 2017-18. According to the Scottish Assessors Association website, Trump Turnberry is now above the cut-off point with a rateable value of £1,650,000. His other Scottish golf course, in Aberdeenshire, did not qualify for relief because it is defined as a golf course rather than a hotel.

Source: The Guardian December 24, 2017 11:26 UTC