Anas Sarwar promises to abolish peak rail fares and signals income tax cuts for Scots
dailyrecord.co.ukScottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has promised he will scrap peak rail fares forever if he becomes the next First Minister.
Sarwar said the so-called “workers’ tax” will go and signalled he would “love” to cut income tax if he replaces John Swinney.The MSP also said he would tackle the crippling 50% tax rate paid by middle income Scots on part of their earnings.Sarwar made the comments on the eve of the Scottish Labour conference in Glasgow this week.
His party romped to victory at the general election, but the UK Labour Government’s difficult start has seen the Scottish party’s poll rating collapse.A poll at the weekend showed Labour well behind the SNP and Swinney’s party on course for a fifth term.
In an interview with the Record’s Planet Holyrood podcast, Sarwar said of the poll:“When I took on this job four years ago, we were 34 points behind the SNP.
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