Humza Yousaf is set for another embarrassing u-turn as he may scrap his plans to hike up income tax for middle earners. The Times reports that Mr Yousaf is pivoting towards a more populist offering to voters, as evidenced by the council tax freeze he announced at the SNP conference, which was another dramatic u-turn on policy. One senior party figure told the paper that income tax rises were "not going to happen." Mr Yousaf threatened even more hikes when attending the Scottish Trades Union Congress, but this has been quietly dropped despite his very public backing of it. Opposition critics highlighted this change of strategy by Mr Yousaf as a sign that he was clueless when in power.

Source: Express October 22, 2023 14:41 UTC