BBC Scotland is clearly delighted to tell you: Adding a new higher-rate income tax band in Scotland might only raise £60m, a leading fiscal think tank has warned. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-scotland-politics-67706492 Only £60 million? According to the Guardian in May 2023: Hospital doctors in Scotland have been offered a cumulative 14.5% pay rise in a fresh attempt by Scottish ministers to avert highly disruptive strikes. The Scottish government said the offer would cost £61.3m and was the best made by any government in the UK: doctors’ pay deals are negotiated separately in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. https://www.theguardian.com/society/2023/may/22/junior-doctors-in-scotland-offered-cumulative-145-pay-rise Junior doctors in Scotland have … Continue reading New Scottish income tax will pay for the junior doctors 14.5% pay rise to stop the ‘loss of half in next two years’ or pay for 60 000 to get care at home….