THE Budget laid out to Holyrood on Thursday was “bleak” and the delivery of public services will likely require reform, Scotland’s Deputy First Minster has said.
John Swinney, who is also the country’s acting Finance Secretary, laid out the Government’s tax and spending plans this week, with a focus on the NHS and social security.
He announced that people earning more than £43,662 would pay more in tax as the higher rate was lifted from 41p to 42p, while the top-rate threshold was brought down to £125,140 as the rate rose from 46p to 47p.
