Reform UK vows to slash green measures to fund £2bn cut to income tax in Scotland
Party’s pitch to voters in May Holyrood elections dismissed as ‘profoundly unserious, almost comically so’ by IPPR Scotland headUK politics live – latest updatesReform UK would slash “highly dubious” environmental protection to help fund a £2bn cut to income tax in Scotland if it won...
<p>Party’s pitch to voters in May Holyrood elections dismissed as ‘profoundly unserious, almost comically so’ by IPPR Scotland head</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/live/2026/jan/26/labour-andy-burnham-byelection-blocked-police-reforms-starmer-streeting-farage-uk-politics-live-news-updates">UK politics live – latest updates</a></p></li></ul><p>Reform UK would slash “highly dubious” environmental protection to help fund a £2bn cut to income tax in Scotland if it won May’s Holyrood elections, the party has said.</p><p>Malcolm Offord, the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/15/multimillionaire-leader-reform-scotland-net-worth-malcolm-offord">multimillionaire financier</a> who was announced as leader of Reform UK in Scotland 10 days ago, used his first major speech to announce plans to realigns the country’s tax system – where higher earners currently pay significantly more – with the rest of the UK and institute a 1p-in-the-pound cut across the board.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/jan/26/reform-uk-vows-slash-green-measures-income-tax-cut-scotland">Continue reading...</a>
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