Full Income Tax Devolution Expected

The result of cross-party talks on further devolution will be announced later.

Full control over income tax is likely to be handed over to Holyrood.

The Smith Commission was set up after pro-union parties promised greater powers for MSPs if Scots rejected independence.

Scottish secretary Alistair Carmichael is confident of an agreement:



Fife Conservative MSP Murdo Fraser supports devolving Air Passenger Duty and income tax:



Jim Murphy, Labour leadership candidate, recently announced he'd be in favour of Scotland being in control of it's own income tax affairs:

And Stewart Hosie, SNP deputy leader, wants as strong a Scottish parliament as possible:

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