Sturgeon told stop independence war & act NOW on tax timebomb as Scotland nears recession
BUSINESS leaders have pleaded with Nicola Sturgeon to shelve a string of tax grabs as Scotland teeters on the brink of recession.
By TOM MARTIN
Express.co.uk
Fri, Aug 12, 2016
Some of the country’s biggest industry groups demanded a swift shake-up of the £2.8billion-a-year rates system to boost growth and investment.
Bosses also pressed the First Minister to ditch a £62million raid on thousands of firms and re-think plans which will see middle-class Scots hit with the largest tax bills in the UK.
The call for a “bold and ambitious” budget heaps pressure on her administration ahead of Finance Secretary Derek Mackay’s expected autumn spending review.
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