Tory MSP says Scots public should vote on plan to increase tax powers
A TORY MSP will today call for a referendum on plans to hand more tax powers to the Scottish Parliament, claiming the public should have their say before the plans are pushed through.
Margaret Mitchell will argue that on "a point of principle", it is voters not politicians who should decide whether it is right to create a new Scottish income tax rate.
But her call is at odds with the stance of party leader Annabel Goldie who, together with Labour leader Iain Gray and Lib Dem leader Tavish Scott, will today support a motion backing the transfer of powers through Westminster and Holyrood.
Mrs Mitchell's call echoes that made by former Scottish secretary Lord Forsyth at the turn of the year, when he argued that such extensive changes to Scots' tax affairs should not be pushed through without a public mandate.
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