White Paper reveals Scotland would keep the pound
The White Paper on Scottish independence has been revealed by the SNP, here are some of its main points:
- Cut corporation tax by 3%.
- Cut air passenger duty by 50%.
- Keep pound - just as much Scotland's and the UK's.
- No requirement for Scotland to raise the general rate of taxation to fund existing levels of spending.
- End married couple tax allowance.
- Increase benefits in line with inflation.
- Early learning and childcare from the age of one to when they enter school.
- Look again at pension age rise to 67.
- Halt roll out of UC and pip and bedroom tax.
- Stay as member of EU.
- We would make early agreement on the speediest safe removal of nuclear weapons.
- Scrap BBC. Replace with SBS Scottish Broadcasting Service.