Business | Business News Scotland’s Deputy First Minister has insisted that asking higher earners to pay more is the “right choice” as she announced the creation of a new income tax band for those on salaries of £75,000 a year and above. The proposed advance tax rate of 45p will be applied on earnings from this level to £125,140, Shona Robison said. The move, which will come into force from April, is part of a series of changes to income tax north of the border that Holyrood ministers hope will help raise £1.5 billion of additional cash when compared to the tax policy of the UK Government . The total take from income tax is…
