The First Minister said he would not comment on what would be in the Scottish budget ahead of time.
John Swinney has refused to rule out freezing the tax thresholds in the Scottish Budget later this year.He said measures taken by the UK Chancellor at the end of the month would have a big impact on what the Scottish Government could announce in December.
“What I will say is that there is a clear interaction between where the UK Government is, what choices it faces, and the issues that we are wrestling with. That was the fourth budget in a row that the higher rate was frozen. It means more Scots became eligible for these higher payments as wages rose. But she has faced backlash from within her own party with some ministers unhappy at being asked to reduce spending by as much as 20 per cent.
“Because if employers’ national insurance contributions go up in the United Kingdom then that will have to be paid for by public sector bodies.
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