DOUGLAS Ross is facing questions over his demands for Holyrood to replicate Liz Truss's “appalling” tax cuts after estimates revealed it would save some Tory MSPs thousands on their own bills.
The new Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng watched pound sterling fall to record lows against the US dollar after announcing a swathe of tax cuts which he had claimed would set “the whole United Kingdom on the path for growth”.
The changes to UK tax policy mean that the divergence with Scotland’s rates – which have been devolved since 2016 – is set to grow, with the wealthiest taxpayers south of the Border set to save the most cash.
