A bit of bluff calling going on re top up to benefits : the government will have the powers to do this independant of Westminster thats a fact :
The Scottish government will receive new powers to “top up” social security benefits which will make Holyrood one of the most powerful devolved parliaments in the world.
The Scotland Office is set to propose changes to the Scotland Bill in an effort
to rebut claims the legislation does not live up to “the vow” made by David Cameron and other party leaders during the independence referendum.“Scottish government ministers will be able to design a significant part of Scotland’s welfare system and control income tax to pay for it,” David Mundell, Scottish secretary, said on Monday. “If they want to top up existing benefits, they will be able to.”
Well they can then...and they wont make the top ups...as they cant or wont fund them, so what is the spin to be : ie we cant fund these top ups as westminster benefits cuts are so deep and widespread hence very costly, or we wont mske top up payments as that will mean income tax increases which will hit us below the water line......politically
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