The SNP wants Labor to raise taxes on English workers

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The SNP will try to use its power in Westminster to push Labor to raise taxes on English workers, John Swinney has said.

First Minister whose government increased income taxes on Scots, suggested his MPs would pressure Sir Keir Starmer if he became prime minister to repeat his controversial policies across the UK.

The Scottish National Party introduced six tax bands in Scotland. This is double that of other places in the UK, meaning anyone with a salary of £28,000 or more will have to pay increased bills.

A worker on a salary of £50,000 in pays £1,542 more a year in Scotland, while someone on a salary of £130,000 faces paying £1,000 more. 5378 additional income taxes.