Use Cash Freed up by End of Two-Child Cap to Cut Income Tax, Swinney Urged

Use cash freed up by end of two-child cap to cut income tax, Swinney urged

But the Scottish First Minster said he will instead use the £155 million to further act to reduce child poverty in Scotland. Scottish Conservative leader Russell Findlay has urged the First Minister to use the funding boost from the UK Government’s scrapping of the two-child cap to cut taxes. Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced the policy would be scrapped from April next year when she announced her Budget on Wednesday, freeing up £155 million in…

John Swinney urged to use extra Budget cash on reducing child poverty levels in Scotland

Campaigners have called on the First Minister to “come good” on previous commitments to use the money earmarked for mitigating the two-child cap on tackling child poverty.

Scottish Government urged to cut income tax

Russell Findlay said the decision by the UK government to abolish the two-child cap on benefits freed up money earmarked to mitigate that policy