SNP independence commission calls for windfall tax to fund Covid-19 recovery

SNP independence commission calls for windfall tax to fund Covid-19 recovery

Scottish money The SNP has called for the UK Government to levy a windfall tax against companies profiting from the pandemic to fund economic recovery.

The Social Justice and Fairness Commission (SJFC) was set up by the party last year to map out how an independent Scotland would tackle inequality.

Addressing the SNP conference on Sunday, SJFC convener Shona Robison pushed for corporations who profited from the pandemic to aid the country’s recovery. Shona Robison was appointed convener of the commission (Andrew Cowan/Scottish Parliament/PA) She said: “I believe it is essential that those businesses which have benefited the most through the […]

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