The Greens will use a debate at Holyrood this week to put pressure on the SNP Government on tax.
The Scottish Greens are tying their support for John Swinney ’s first Budget to a series of tax rises to raise funds for public services. They want the SNP Government to “stretch devolution to the limit” with extra levies on private jets, supermarkets and cruise ships. Relations between the SNP and the Greens soured this year when former First Minister Humza Yousaf kicked the junior partners out of Government.
5 billion pounds of extra money goes into services like the NHS every year as a result of Green tax policies. We are ready to cooperate again, if the SNP will join us in taking the bold decisions needed to tackle child poverty and the climate crisis. Pointing to the good work done before and blaming Westminster for the current mess, however true, just won’t cut it. “We have shown how much good the Scottish Parliament can do when it makes brave choices.
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