This is the list of documents available for the submission By Councillor Mhairi Hunter:- "Council welcomes additional funding from the Scottish Government for early years education and childcare. Council recognises that investment in high quality childcare benefits children and also helps the economy by reducing barriers to participation in the workforce faced by some parents with young children. Council notes new economic analysis from the Scottish Government suggesting that an increase in female labour market activity of six percentage points is estimated to increase output by 1.7% (£2,200,000,000) and tax revenues by 1.5% (£700,000,000). However, Council also notes that, under its current powers, the Scottish Government is unable to re-invest extra government revenues generated by increased childcare provision into more childcare. Council supports the Scottish Government's ambition to build a universal system of early learning and childcare to match the best in Europe and recognises that the Scottish Government needs more powers over tax and benefits to achieve it.".

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