Families and businesses in Scotland are facing a tax bombshell of over £822m this year due to the UK Government decision to hike National Insurance.
The move to raise taxes on workers - instead of unearned income like property - was imposed by Boris Johnson as part of a Tory plan to fund social care in England.
The NI rise - which takes effect today - comes on top of a 54 per cent increase to Ofgem’s price cap and increases to council tax and water bills, mortgages, rents, food and transport costs.
