SNP MSP has claimed an independent Scotland could guarantee a couple with children a minimum income of more than £37,000 a year.
Neil Gray admits the plans have not been costed. But the deputy convener of his party’s flagship Social Justice and Fairness Commission said a future Holyrood Parliament could unite behind a minimum income policy to beat poverty.
He also called for a “greater distribution of wealth” as a way of paying for a more generous social safety net.The Commission, announced by Nicola Sturgeon in 2019, aims to offer a policy “blueprint to future governments” if Scotland breaks away from the UK.In an exclusive interview with the Record, Gray said the proposals in the Commission – which also include the decriminalisation of.
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