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Last Checked Oct. 28, 2021

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Wed Sep 08 08:55:18 +0000 2021

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Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

You're painting this as some kind of dividend - make no mistake, we wouldn't choose to increase taxes for those earning least and try to sell it as a bonus. You've chosen NI so you can circumvent the Scottish Government (as income tax is devolved). — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 8, 2021

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Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

You have done these calculations on the back of a fag packet. You're pulling the Universal Credit uplift and hammering the same folk losing this cash by making them pay more tax. You've picked a way to do this that hits people earning only £10k a year. Sunak's Poll Tax. — PolitiTweet.org

Rishi Sunak @RishiSunak

2/ A Levy based on NICs is the best way to raise the funds needed across the UK. Those earning more pay more and la… https://t.co/N7wOdO8doU

Posted Sept. 8, 2021

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Kirsty Blackman @KirstySNP

This is yet another Power Grab. Brexit obviously was about taking back control... to Westminster. You are trying to strip the powers that Scottish people have voted for Holyrood to hold. — PolitiTweet.org

Posted Sept. 8, 2021

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