Increasing income tax for highest earners by just 1p could raise £200m to boost incomes and tackle child poverty, think tank finds
For every 1p added to income tax paid by the highest earners in...
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Economy
IPPR Scotland
Philip Whyte, director of IPPR Scotland said:
“Today the UK Chancellor made reckless decisions that will benefit the wealthiest and leave families who need help most out in the cold. Both...
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Economy
Budget
IPPR Scotland
Philip Whyte, director of IPPR Scotland said:
"This was billed as a ‘cost crisis Programme for Government’ and it is encouraging to see the Scottish government bring forward important new...
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Power & politics
Scotland
IPPR Scotland
Ahead of the Scottish Government’s Programme for Government, expected to be published at the start of September, leading progressive think tank IPPR Scotland has revealed that 4 in 5 Scots (79 per...
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Economy
Scotland
IPPR Scotland
As the cost-of-living crisis intensifies, and as the nation looks to meet its interim targets to reduce carbon emissions, over half of people on low incomes in Scotland agree reducing reliance on...
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Environment
Public services
IPPR Scotland
Review ‘did not rise to the challenge’ to set Scotland on the right path for the future, warns leading think-tank
Today’s Resource Spending Review failed to show where, or how the Scottish...
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Economy
Budget
IPPR Scotland
Despite the “unnecessary delay”, IPPR Scotland welcomes long overdue UK government U-turn on cost-of-living support, paid for through a Windfall Tax
The UK Chancellor’s...
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Economy
IPPR Scotland
IPPR Scotland has today welcomed publication of the Scottish Government’s new Tackling Child Poverty Delivery Plan. Among the measures welcomed by the think-tank, the Scottish Government has...
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IPPR Scotland
Philip Whyte has been appointed director of Scotland’s progressive think tank, IPPR Scotland.
Philip brings to the role significant experience across government and the third sector, with...
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IPPR Scotland
NEW ANALYSIS REVEALS SCOTLAND FUEL SCHEME IS TAX BREAK FOR ALMOST 1 IN 3 OF HIGHEST EARNERS WHILE NOT GOING FAR ENOUGH FOR LOW INCOME FAMILIES
A leading think tank has warned that urgent action...
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IPPR Scotland
