Big Gordon looks like he’s keen to see the Scottish Government take responsibility for raising the money they spend. Hmmm.

The last time Scotland had a different local taxation system from the rest of the UK it wasn’t too popular…… so we went in the huff. I can’t help but think that any new tax is always seen as unpopular – so is the PM simply giving the SNP enough tax to hang themselves with?

Personally I think the taxation system in the UK is complex enough without another level coming into play. I’m not a fan of the idea.

Income Tax, Employer NI, Employee NI, VAT, Corporation Tax, Capital Gains Tax and now a Scottish Local Income Tax and in a few years an additional tax for employee pension provision (perhaps). Maybe we should move into the Tax business – seems to be a growth area.