Party leader Kezia Dugdale wants to raise income tax while introducing system of rebates for low earnersThe Scottish government is coming under greater pressure to exercise Scotland’s fresh income tax powers after Labour proposed a 1p increase and combined with a system to give a rebate for low earners.
Kezia Dugdale,the Scottish Labour leader, has followed the Liberal Democrats in calling for income tax in Scotland to be raised immediately to help cushion local councils from more than £350m in cuts to frontline services.
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Source: theguardian.com