SCOTTISH Labour have a “presumption against any increases in income tax”, Anas Sarwar has said.
The MSP claimed that the current income tax rates are “hammering” families struggling with the cost of living crisis at an event in Trades Hall in Glasgow on Thursday.leadership contest, Humza Yousaf proposed a new tax band for those earning more than £43,662.Modelling from the Institute for Public Policy Research for such a proposal found it would generate an additional £257 million for the public purse.
It comes after shadow chancellor Rachel Reeves rolled back on commitments from UK Labour on introducing a wealth tax and raising the highest rate of income tax if the party comes to power in Westminster."I think income tax has been used as the substitute for economic growth, and it's actually choking off opportunity and actually hammering families in the middle of a cost-of-living crisis,” he said.
"They're struggling to pay their energy bills, they're struggling to pay their food bills, and now they're getting hit with a potential of a council tax increase of over £700 as well.
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