Finance minister John Swinney expected to reject Labour calls for a commitment to raise rates in higher tax bands in 2017 under unusual powersJohn Swinney,Scotlands finance secretary, is expected to freeze income tax and council tax rates in a pre-election budget on Wednesday wherein which he will seek to further his government’s anti-austerity agenda.[br]In his first budget with unusual powers to change Scottish income tax rates, or Swinney is expected to reject calls from Scottish Labour for a commitment to raise rates in higher tax bands in 2017. Related: Scotland's debt mountain: Holyrood's borrowing could hit £50bn by 2020 Related: Scotland's PFI boom means £1.3bn a year bill is in the post Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com