72% in Glasgow would benefit from tax change

The SNP's proposals to scrap the unfair council tax and introduce a local income tax will benefit 72% of Glaswegians according to research by Glasgow City Council.

The Labour administration of Glasgow Council, one of only two Labour councils in Scotland has also admitted that the council tax is not working and an alternative is needed.

Glasgow MSP Bob Doris welcomed Glasgow's findings.

“Glasgow’s evidence shows that 72% of Glaswegians would be better off under the SNP’s proposed Local Income Tax.

“The SNP’s proposals come with a £280 million tax cut for the people of Scotland and will clearly have major benefits for the hard pressed council tax payers of Glasgow – the overwhelming majority of whom will see their bills cut.

“Not only that – Glasgow’s Labour Council have accepted that the council tax is not working and that Scotland needs an alternative. The SNP has that alternative – it is a local income tax based on ability to pay."

Bob Doris also condemened the council's attempt to fiddle the figures in an attempt to hide the success of Local Income tax for Glasgow.

“The overwhelming majority of council tax payers in Glasgow will be better off. No amount of fiddling the figures can hide the fact that evidence from council tax payers across Glasgow shows that 72% of Glaswegians will see their tax bill reduced by the introduction of a Local Income Tax.

“Perhaps that’s why not only do a majority of Scots voters support the Local Income Tax, but a majority of Labour voters do too.”