19/11/2013

Scottish Corporation Tax Cut Could Boost Jobs - Govt Claim

Cutting corporation tax in an independent Scotland could lead to a "jobs boom", the Scottish government has claimed.

The SNP-run government made the claim at the launch of a 200-page economic policy document, which lays out the possible choices available to voters should they say 'yes' in the upcoming independence vote.

The government has claimed that an independent Scotland will see Scots better off.

Opponents however have said that an independent Scotland would struggle to cope.

(MH/IT)

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