scottish lib dems call for 1p tax rise to raise £475m for education /

Published at 2016-01-27 15:56:03

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Party leader Willie Rennie says degree would do Scotland’s schools ‘right back up there’ with the best in the worldThe Scottish Liberal Democrats contain called for Scotland’s income tax rates to rise across the board by a penny as the party attempts to kickstart its ailing Holyrood election campaign.
Willie
Rennie,leader of the Scottish Lib Dems, said the increase should come into force from 1 April to raise £475m each year and fund “the biggest investment in education since devolution” in 1999. Continue reading...

Source: theguardian.com

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