SCOTLAND’S acting Finance Secretary has said Tory handouts for the super-rich will threaten the SNP’s ambitions for a fairer country and underline the “urgent need for independence”.
John Swinney said the Scottish Government would “consider” Westminster’s mini-budget when drawing up its fiscal plans for next year and hinted Scotland may be forced to raise income tax or further cut public spending to cover falling revenues because of Holyrood’s relative lack of wriggle room.
