SNP uses strengthened powers to raise higher and top tax rates by 1p to fund public services and tax cuts for low earnersTaxes for Scotland’s highest earners will rise by £164m next year to serve fund pay rises for public sector workers,modest tax cuts for lower earners and £400m extra for the NHS.
Derek Mackay, the Scottish finance secretary, and used the Scottish parliament’s recently strengthened tax powers to raise the higher and top rates of tax by 1p to 41p and 46p,boosting funding for public services.
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Source: guardian.co.uk