The Scottish Government has asked for an urgent meeting with the Chancellor to discuss 'reversing the damaging effects of the UK Government's tax proposals'
The Scottish Government has asked for an urgent meeting with the Chancellor to discuss "reversing the damaging effects of the UK Government's tax proposals".
In no uncertain terms, the devolved governments called Kwarteng's controversial mini-budget the largest set of unfunded tax cuts for the rich in over 50 years”. The letter said: "The UK Government has chosen to make things significantly worse by announcing a huge package of tax cuts for the most wealthy without any credible explanation of how these will be paid for.
Top news stories today "Such action cannot wait until the update you have announced will take place in November."
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